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I still don't go against the grain very often. I'm getting bolder, but for a general shave I just go with, with and a little across, across, then water based touch-ups as you recommended. It's not...

Well this morning I tried the one pass all over, then re-wet & re-lather for another pass routine suggested here by Joe above. It is working well. I find that using this method, I can make a more...

More good advice. I'll incorporate it and see what happens

OK I'm a moron. I'm making some progress around the chin area now . I've recently begun trying to continue down and under my chin with a single stroke, sort of rolling the razor around the contour...

update...I honed both the dovo's gently for about 15 laps today followed by generous stropping. They shave ok but I still can't get them to pop a loose hair. The T-I is still far sharper, and will...

Update: 8000 stone is flat and clean. Gave the Dovo 30 round trips on the stone yesterday then 50 round trips on the strop. Not much improvement, but some improvement nonetheless. Same story this...

I've been reading about this Chinese 1200+ grit stone and am thinking about picking one up to finish with after the 8000. Maybe you're right and they aren't sharp enough. I tried the hanging hair...

Been lurking and learning for awhile, first time post with a couple of questions. I read that the best method to avoid burn is long gentle strokes, but I find I need several strokes to get it tight....