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Thanks all, I think I'm going to see what money I've got left after Xmas and then have a look around the BST. Maybe get the GD honed as well and see if it makes much of a difference. JP5, I haven't...

Ah, I meant the strop I used to use - I started with a cheap and cheerful one for practicing, but have upgraded to a very nice Westholme since then. I use the old one now for pasting only, and do...

Thanks everyone, I'll have a look around for a vintage - I'd always been intimidated by the BST threads, but hadn't realised you could post a WTB, that might things a lot easier!

True, I forgot the honing, which I haven't done since I've had it - I've used paste on my old strop to improve it a bit, on the advice of the chap I was going to send it to to have it honed. He...

So when I first started moving to straight razors this time last year, I tried a shavette, with varied results due to inexperience. It was enough to have me move on to a cheap and cheerful £20 Gold...