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    Stropped the Revisor and put it to face today....

    Stropped the Revisor and put it to face today. With WTG pass and a XTG, came up with a very good shave for the middle of the week and nowhere to go. It was a little harsh but after alum and after...
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    After checking the bevel, honed a Dovo 587 Best...

    After checking the bevel, honed a Dovo 587 Best Quality with Naniwa 12K, CrOx on leather, linen, Latigo and finished on plain leather. Got a DFS off it this AM. Next shave will be with the Revisor...
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    IIRC, SRD recommended shaving once with a shave...

    IIRC, SRD recommended shaving once with a shave ready razor, then stropping before each shave. SAS is a Socially Acceptable Shave. Comparing the shave from the Revisor was very close to the one I...
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    Hand/palm stropped the Revisor. It gave me a DFS....

    Hand/palm stropped the Revisor. It gave me a DFS. After finishing, shaved right side only with the Bengall I cleaned, honed and stropped. The shave didn't feel any closer and still doesn't; however,...
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    The black surgical was lapped, burnished, etc....

    The black surgical was lapped, burnished, etc. The translucent was not. Recently lapped the translucent up to 2K but have not burnished yet. Will spend some time with the new black and try later on...
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    I'm not brand new to stropping. As far a setting...

    I'm not brand new to stropping. As far a setting the bevel, I use marker, loupe and then fingernail to check for wire edge.

    Main point was to see if I could use the surgical or translucent as a...
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    Revisor stropping regimen

    I took delivery of a Revisor 6/8 with a French head today. Sabine Kronenberg said they were manually honed and shave ready. Main question is, about how many shaves can I expect before first...
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