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Just thought I would update my progress. Or lack thereof.
I would first like to thank the OP for the start of this thread. Second thank all who lent their advice.
Changing the stropping pressure....

I haven't used the balsa and crox since I received the G20K.
It's only been a couple of days since I modified my stropping pressure. Time will tell. Seems As if I wound up hijacking this thread....

That is one of my recent areas of focus. The SRD Red Latigo strop has a heavy draw. And I may be using too much pressure on my strokes. Thanks for the testimony that I may be looking into the correct...

My thinking is that my learning curve has flattened out. And now my improvements are measured in much smaller incriments. As with a lot of things the subtle nuances are what makes everything click. I...

Chrome oxide and iron oxide powder. On the paddle. I prefer the results I get from the 20K stone.

I have a paddle strop with balsa on two sides. With powders on them. That does an ok job.
I do use a loop. And have read probably every and post on here regarding false...

I have a Suehiro G 20K . That I use for my touchups. For bevel setting and any other work I have the Norton set. 1K,4K and 8K. I have a SRD red Latigo strop. I have had roughly similar edge "life"....

For the first couple of months I used straights I was concerned that I was only getting 4-5 comfortable shaves from my razors. At first I believe it was a combination of the many factors involved in...