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I'm glad it worked for you George. It was an experiment that I'm resuming today. On saturday I tested my new DE in the evening and since I wanted to keep things even and have 1 day's growth on my...

Fortunately my tests encourage varying blades. However, I'll have to take a short break. Tomorrow I'm going for another shave with my Tech (I just don't want to skew the results) and I rest on...

This thread inspired me to be more deliberate with my stropping technique and I've started an experiment that's yielding fairly encouraging results so far (but it's still early). Here's the basic...

I'm pretty sure diamond abrasives can be made that fine. One supplier had 0.10, so .05 isn't that much of a stretch.

Probably 2 separate threads, one being collecting the necessary resources and the other being on the actual experiment.

No. :nono: I was thinking of taking up a collection, but first we have to agree on final parameters and then find a honemeister willing to hone the blades. Once the experiment is over, the strops and...

I think we came to a point of collecting the materials and the experts, with one addition to the terms. I propose that the 2 strops and the 2 razors should be given away to newbs after the experiment.

Scott, just for the sake of clarification, your definition of Strop would contain no abrasives on the surface? I am asking this because I've seen paddle/hanging/loom/bench strops with abrasives on...

That's the beauty of my experiment.. The blades would get sent to a honemeister for a final evaluation once the experiment is over.
I am inclined to believe that your blades are shave-ready...

Puff, I was just expressing my understandable skepticism and I suggested a practical way to test this theory.
Scott, I'm glad you're willing to go along with the idea and that you are keeping an...

Because AFIK Scott was the first one to claim that he can keep a blade going for 100 shaves without honing. Therefore we will assume that he knows how to strop properly. Lynn can be viewed as an...

Joe and I both share a certain amount of scientific skepticism. What you gentlemen are suggesting goes against tonsorial tradition, accumulated experience and the accepted modern theories, which...

Nothing wrong with that as long as the floors are clean and you're not wearing sandals over them :D My speed improved immensely since I got into this but it's still not as fast as this. I also...

I was thinking more in the lines of beeswax and turpentine. Don't like the idea of treating my strop with a plastic material :eek:

Nenad has a good formula for waxing the linen. We can either search it out or he'll chime in with it.

Having a rotation of 36.5 razors :D