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Well...today I shaved for the 4th time and WOW what a difference!

I go some great advice from some folks here about...and I took Glen's advice about watching GSSIXGUN's series of video's on...

LOL! Well then... I think I'm in good company.

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Hey...I resemble that!

I am not Obsessive Compulsive! (But I may be a 'Little' Compulsive Obsessive...):banghead:


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Thanks Birnando! It is fun...

Now on to my next acquired razor...clean , hone, strop and shave!

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Much, much better! Got a great shave today. No nicks cuts or bruises...:)

I practiced stropping for about 1 hr or 2 yesterday on a razor that I haven't honed yet, just to try and get the technique...

Thanks Ace... I appreciate the help! I left the tape on when I stroped before this second shave...I had a bad feeling about doing that. Now I know better for sure. Back to the 5-8-12 tomorrow...and...

Well....:banghead:

The second shave today was miserable! Ouch! I really need a lot of practice on the stropping because I think that's where I screwed up. After the 12000 hone I was sure I had it...

I just thought of a question that I need an answer to...I can't find the answer in the Wiki, so I thought I'd pose it to all the 'Old Heads' around SRP in hopes of getting some sage advice. Here it...

:D Now that's funny! ROTFLMAO....

Thanks for the good advice Ace...I actually thought this morning that maybe that it makes more sense to go back to the Naniwa 5K, 8K, and then finish with the...

Thanks GL...I appreciate the guidance! Although I've been honing knifes for years this is new to me and I am luck enough to have the time to be patient. Like you say, I'm on a 'learning curve' at...

Sorry for the confusion...I felt I had a pretty staraight bevel after 1000. Not perfect but pretty evenly ground across the edge. The TNT indicated (based on the Wiki instructions) to me that it was...

Thanks! I just followed the instructions exactly on 'Honing a restored Blade' in the Wiki: I taped it with 3 layers of tape and then did angled heel first lap strokes down the hone and then...

:D Ok...I just finished my first hone, and first shave with an inexpensive razor I picked up on Ebay. I purchased a couple of fine razors (Filarmonica's Doble Temple) but figured I better practice...