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Great advice, guys. Thanks!

Could be. Also, my strop is homemade from a $3 strip of mystery leather I bought from a cobbler. I've been putting off getting a real one, but it's probably something I need to do before I get too...

Thanks for the reply. I tried it today with a razor that had lost a little smoothness. I did 5 laps on my hone (dry) and then ten on my pasted loom strop. I shaved right off the chromium oxide this...

1. Lapping: I've seen people referring to a shiny barber's hone as needing a good lapping, since the surface has become too smooth/worn to be effective. On the other hand, I've also read people...