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Sometimes it is good to take a step back..
Some of you might have seen this thread
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...nice-gift.html
If you read that you would have seen that my intention was to go to the Shaptons which is my norm for these NY steel razors, but thinking about it an extra day and looking at the edge I decided to try a different approach.. It looked like the razor had never been used so I decided to to what the shave would be like if I kept it like somebody would have buying the razor brand new 80-90 years ago..
I took out my Swaty and lathered it up, did exactly 10 laps and used 1 layer of tape to make sure I concentrated on the edge and not the bevel...
The shave as you can see from the pic was also very simple and Cheap :p
Strop = Illinois #827 50/100 Linen - Leather NO pastes at all $40 shipped (GIYF)
Brush = Burma Shave new from Walmart $5.95
Soap = Williams new from Walmart $.98
A/S = Old Spice Walmart $8.95
Shave = 1 pass WTG, touchup with a clear water pass
Results = CCS :p
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Can it get better with a run throught the Shaptons ??? Yes
But I could shave this edge for the rest of my life without any problems at all
