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I looked at the edge every 10 strokes, and didn't notice a wire edge. The shave today was very comfortable. Way better than before.

@Utopian what is back honing?

I did a test shave this morning with the Dovo. To my surprise it came out well! I did my right cheek and then left cheek (as before there was more pulling and irritation on that side. Since it felt...

BTW, I just did 10 strokes on the webbing, which I had applied .5 cr-ox to yesterday. Then, I did 50 on the other side of the webbing, and 100 on the leather bench strop I just got.

It seems to be...

So, if I were drop down in grit, what would be the recommend grit (I have Norton 1/4/8k set)?

Would I drop down to 8k, see if aggressive enough, and if not, go to 4k?

How many passes before...

Yeah, I was afraid of taking too much off or messing with the bevel, by using a lower grit. As I gain experience, I'll try to be more aggressive. Gotta baby step it for now.

I'm excited to see how...

I'm new to straights (1 month now), and hit a newbie problem, where I dinged the blade, in my early shaving tries, while rinsing it during shaving. I used to have my lather in a cup, in the sink,...