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Finally got a 40x loupe yesterday and inspected the blades. Overall not too bad looking, but under 40x I could see a few tiny "nicks" for lack of a better word, at the blade edge that I didn't...

am still interested in thoughts on how much you use the sound as feedback on when you are in the sweet spot. (Sorry about the split post)
Jerry

Well I can't fully explain my experience of the other day, but I did an experiment tonight using three blades - the one that I used the other night, one that was sharpened but unused by Larry at...

Haven't updated for a few days due to computer problems. I think I am making progress, but it is inconsistent. Sometimes good shaves, sometimes not so much, so I guess I am going through what most...

I'm stropping with my home made leather on a board strop with nylon webbing on the back side. Plan on getting a nice strop some time, but I have the stuff to make my own hanging strop, so that will...

Yes for sure. Since I am an engineer by training, I tend to learn pretty well from reading, so I also got a bit of confirmation that I was doing some things reasonably well. These are a great bunch...

I had the pleasure of attending the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill shaving meet-up group meeting on Saturday. What a great group of guys! I got lots of tips and an examination of my Gold Dollar to see...

Thanks again for yet more great guidance!
I feel like I have managed to get my GD into reasonably useful condition and I am looking forward to getting a look at the edges for comparison with the...

Ed, thanks for the link to the crox. I notice that this crox is apparently mostly used as a pigment (as are many of the others I see online). I am not positive, but I think that if you look at the...

Great advice guys. I have had good experiences with all of the sharpening materials I have before, but no doubt this is an area where there are clearly some potentially unacceptable unknowns. I...

Thanks for the advice folks, and Jack, thanks for the long thoughtful post.

My current philosophy with the GD, is that it is something worth playing with to see if I can use it to help learn it...

Hi Folks,
I started a thread in the Introductions section, but since the subject has extended beyond that, I figured I would start a new thread.
To recap:
Got a straight-razor shaving set from...