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I have good results using total and complete toe/heel leading stropping and honing. One thing greatly improved-left hand shaving of left side of face. My razors were not getting good equal...

I am about finished with a restoration using toe-leading AND heel-leading honing, with the same technique for stropping. One thing I noticed is that the edge came quicker to keen that way. I had a...

English, That is great advice. I never stropped enough at a time. I sometimes felt a change in the draw of different razors, but it was never routine. To keep from allowing the slightest dip in...

I bought my first straight razor (brand-new Dovo $90) in 1998. My (Real)* barber who opened his shop in 1946 and is still in business honed my Dovo. He used a grayish hone about the size of a...

Kevin, I saw that copy of the 1931 story. It could be that we have been "mythguided"... I have been through all of our past threads about Stropping and have seen many things and have given Thanks...

I speak saw lingo. With saws "set" is the amount of spread of teeth to each side of the cutting edge of the blade. It makes the kerf (width of cut) wider so that the rest of the saw blade will not...

English, I am not trying to waste time nor confuse anyone. I am confused somewhat with the way my razors have reacted to different, possibly idiotic honing/stropping. What you might consider...

Therefore: If a razor is HONED with both heel-leading AND toe-leading (both sides of the blade), the scratch pattern will be cross-hatched. Now if the razor is STROPPED with ONLY heel-leading OR...

I went back in the "Strops" Forums and on page 39 I found what I am seeking. In several posts I learned about having a cross-hatched hone pattern is better for a smooth shave (Gaelicboy&Randydance...

P.Z., Those parallel tracks could very well make the best serration pattern for certain bevels and edge smiles. I have a couple of re-works on the way. I shall do one of each honing/stropping...

I have had some pretty good results with using a toe-leading instead of heel-leading X pattern stropping. Be careful trying this, it feels awkward at first. When I toe-lead, I lay the strop on a...