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In that case, I'm glad to have recognized the technique. My thanks to all who offered tips. It is wonderful to have an active and interested group here. For us NooBs, "your help" saves us from giving...

Wow! Don't know whether I'm just getting the feel of stropping, or just better understanding what's required, but my stropping results in smooth shaves now (at least with one razor). Stropping is...

Rimnshvstr8,

Thanks for the reference and word of caution. I'll be sure to pay attention and avoid the higher pitched sound, if my edge sharpness starts to fall. But in my case, I think the duller...

Sharptonn,

This is great advice!!! Thanks - Bill

Think my problem may be related to a double bevel in my blade. Tried to let the blade sink into a slack strop this morning with just the weight of the razor, based on a recommendation from Alan D.,...

Hey, thanks for the suggestion Aldwyn! I noted Lynn's mention of angle in the video, but though it referred to comfort only. Nice to hear from someone like me who found it helpful in edge control....

Razor was very sharp this morning. Great shave! Think my main problem was avoiding slack in my strop, out of fear of rolling the razor's edge. Avoiding slack didn’t allow the edge to make sufficient...

Thanks for the feedback guys. Looked through the stroptober posts and videos. Came home and tried a looser strop hold and switched grips a bit. Feels and sounds better. My blade was removing arm hair...

Even after reading the stropping threads (particularly the "folding the edge" thread), I feel unsure about:

How much pressure on the blade?


Very light - just the weight of the blade with...