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Thanks for posting that, Bart, that meant a lot. I'm so glad the excellent advice given in this thread helped you out as well. I didn't want to keep talking about myself and my issues over and over...

FINAL UPDATE:

I feel a little, ah, selfish in posting in this thread again because I feel like I have taken up enough of you good people's time; however, I wanted to post the final resolution to...

Just want to follow up in case any other newbies might browse this thread looking for tips.

Still using my secondary blade, but the stropping tips in this thread continue to make a world of...

Thanks, that's a neat idea. I don't have any oil, but I will run the blade over the rougher side a few times just to get a feel for the different draw, before finishing on the smooth side.

I am...

Follow-up report: as I said in an earlier post, last night I stropped using more pressure than I had been, and I was rewarded with a different-feeling and different-sounding stropping experience. I...

There is nothing to forgive or excuse...any possibility can be discussed without fear of wounding my pride. :)

As for beard prep, that is one area that I actually have a lot of confidence in, as...

I'm sorry, but you said two things in your post that I have never run across before and I want to make sure I understood you because both have radical implications for my current routine:



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Alan, after reading and thinking about your post, I went and stropped my razor on the leather with more pressure than I normally use. It felt and sounded quite different...it sounded raspier, and it...

Thanks so much for the prompt and detailed response! I bought an Apprentice strop, so I don't have a linen or canvas component...I should have just gone for the artisan. Sigh.

I'm going to...

Hey, all. I have about 14 straight shaves under my belt at this point and I am not making any progress on the comfort of the shave. From the beginning, I have been able to get very close shaves...