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That is true. But considering I don't shave every day, I get enough of a break as it is. Personally, I wouldn't feel the need to step back after an off day or two. An off week? Yeah, definitely. ...

I don't think I need to. I straight up nailed the last two shaves :).

Also, I just finished my latest round of blade refreshing. 5X on the barber hone, 15X on the pasted strop, 100X on linen strop, 150X on leather. Because I'm anal, I'll probably strop it again...

I've had awful luck in antiques stores. There aren't many around. I did find my current razor in one, but anything I do stumble upon is in awful shape. But if I did manage to find a hone in an...

Yeah, that could work out for a while. Maybe we'll see what Christmas brings me, eh?

well, as long as I'm a private school teacher in a single-income family, hones will always be beyond my horizon.

Blade centers fine and is pretty tight. it was carelessness on my part. Bakelite isn't exactly super sturdy, and it flexed in my hand. My bad.

Ok, so here's the result of my touchup:

MUCH, MUCH BETTER...but not optimal, I believe.

I ended up with one of the better shaves I've ever had. However, it didn't feel like it was as sharp as...

That's a very generous offer, and I thank you. I hope I don't have to take you up on it though :).

I do want to learn to pin/unpin myself one day. I have a birthday right after Christmas, and...

Well I want to make a paddle strop because I have leather, wood and sandpaper lying around, and I figure for the $7 it cost me for chromium oxide it's worth a try. Plus I like variety. In my...

Ooook, so here's what happened tonight:

It was worse. The razor was pulling like a mofo and actually hurting by the end of my first pass. It was barely even removing hair! So I stopped and...

I am going to use balsa, but after I lap it I'm going to put some leather on it first. I'll post pics when it's finished.

I think it was me. It just felt off. But I think I might have been too hard on myself. Just came out of the shower and WTG my face feels really smooth. ATG though is another story.

But even...

Awful shave tonight. I guess I just didn't have the mojo. First pass left my face looking like it was weedwhacked. Second didn't do much better. I ended up doing 4 passes (er, 3 and a half) and...