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I mentioned before that I refined my stropping technique and experienced a better shave. Well, I've taken it a step forward and it seems that I really was working with a dulled blade due, at least...

seems the blade was at least part of the issue. After some proper stropping it was much sharper and I got a better shave. Technique was still off but I made some strides in both razor angle and...

based on that I think I might have rolled it. I've been stropping too hard. I spent about 10 minutes stropping as lightly as I could and I got a much different feeling and a much different sound...

One thing I forgot to mention is my strop...I got a poor man's strop from whippeddog. I was advised to oil it and press it, but I notice there still seems to be a slight wrinkle or two in the...

wow that was fast!

The angles part is tough (and I'm sure you would all agree). If the spine is too far away, it pulls and catches. If it's too close, the blade seems to skip off my hair and...

I've been using my straight for almost a week now. It was honed by Larry at whippeddog. Since I got it, I haven't had the feeling that the razor's been gliding properly. I'm wondering if the blade...