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How quaint. Personally I prefer my vintage propeller blade salvaged from the Titanic wreck. Snagged it on eBay, the seller assured me it is completely legit! ;)

Ok,I had previously mentioned an odd reflection in the bevel. I now have some magnification, and it turned out to be a little chip in the bevel. I couldn't see it with the naked eye, but it was...

Interesting. I had been wondering if an intermediate step between the 1k and 5k would be useful.

I do have a regular leather/canvas strop combo that I have for everyday use. I'm still in the "trying to be careful" stage when stropping, but I'm starting to get a bit more efficient.

My plan...

Ha! Yeah, seems like a cool hobby. I see straights in antique stores all the time, I might need to rescue a few here and there. ;)

Yeah, there are a few spots I'm not sure about. Sounds like investing in a loupe would be useful- is there a brand or type that comes recommended?

Hello all, newbie straight razor user here.

I have about a month of shaves in at this point (I had been using a Feather AC DX before).

Well, like anything else I get into, I research it...