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The second shave was a strange mixture of delight and frustration. I prepped my face as I did before in this thread, but I now have another razor. My first shave was with the full stainless steel...

Yeah, I realize I'm replying to my own post, but can you shave every single day with a straight razor? I've gone back and forth from a single blade disposable up through the 5-blade Gillete Fusion...

Jeffegg2,

I just found an article on a "paddle strop". All I seem to read about stropping is to keep it tight and straight and use no pressure. Well, wouldn't buying a "paddle strop" eliminate...

I've continued to research this topic and I found a website in the UK, Dovo Razors UK, that has an 11-page informational PDF for new users on general knowledge for the new buyer. The bookmarks...

Sounds like good advice from you that I'm failing to understand. Keep drilling it into my simple mind and I'll get it eventually.

Thanks,

Bodach

nessmuck,

From everything I've read I'm so scared to put any pressure at all on the strop, is there any danger in not putting 'enough' pressure? By that I mean if I merely drag the blade's weight...

I do not mean to seem callous, but if I ruin this strop I will just buy a replacement. What I mean is I would like to learn on the best gear I can afford. I am gratified that you like the strop and...

Alethephant,

There is some fantastic advice there, especially about the amount of pressure you put on the strop. I have vociferously researched all I could about stropping and what you said seems...

If I understand what I've ready thus far from day to day I can strop on the leather prior to shaving until it 'starts' to feel a little different or starts to pull, then I should do 25-50 strokes on...

thehekler,

So at some point, no matter how well I do at stropping against both a cloth and leather strop, I will dull the blade enough that there is no recourse but to 'hone' the blade? Is this...

Greetings, I've lurked on most of the shaving sites I could find for months now and I've finally decided to take the plunge. At my stage in life, I am fortunate enough to have more money than sense,...