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I did a oil pre-shave versus not last night and can't tell the difference as well.

About stroping, any speculation on what happens with a more traditional bury the spine vrs holding the...

Ok thanks.

Oh I just found out I've been using a extra hollow straight. Do you all use the same extra light touch for stroping these that works for honing?

Matt

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Updates. I took the plum razor back to the home and used a sharpie to see how much pressure it took to flex a blade, and it seems that as light as possible gets the Apex nicely.
After hone...

Thanks for the replies. About Sending a razor to get it sharpened, I've always had a hard time waiting. Also I I got interested in sharpening whatever I could find then found the razor. So I guess I...

Hey all, a few updates. I'm using a the plum; dophin street. razor to learn to hone and I managed to get it to treetop arm hair silently so I'm well pleased with that. HTT pass nicely as well. Using...

I also made a strop out of 8 oz latigo, it's 3 in wide, and roughed up with 600 grit sandpaper and oiled. Do you think it needs a backer for stability?

Do I need to treat it in some way?

Is a...

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I'm new to straights having found my grandfather's krop.

What do you all think of the science of sharp easy straight razor honing protocol?

How straight should a hanging strop be? I'm...