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[QUOTE=pwc123;1417198]Nice! When I'm stropping I'm somehow scraping some leather off with the part of the razor where the arrow is pointing. I guess I'm not applying even/balanced pressure across...

I get the boogers too, but I count it as just being a new strop. I always use the hand rub first to oil and warm the strop.

So I went whole hog with stropping before shave number 12. Until now, I have only done light stropping to gain technique and muscle training. Today I did 30 laps on the poly and 75 laps on the red...

I'm working very hard on stropping technique. At the very least to do no harm to the blade edge. (or the beautiful RL strop from SRD)

Thanks for the jinx! lol

Shave #3 was terrible. I couldn't get past the cheeks. The razor felt awkward and I just couldn't get a good glide, so I put down the SR and finished with the plastic...
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My second shave was magnificent! I took my time, almost an hour. I lathered each section individually, just before I shaved that area. I was able to get two passes on all areas, and three on the...

Thanks guys, I'll give it a whirl then!

Pray for me! lol

Now that I have my new set from SRD, do I need to strop the razor before my first attempt at a SR shave?

I hate to mess up the edge before my first shave! :hmmm: