5/8 hop skip jump bleed. 6/8 bbs

[yohannrjm]

Wow! If your face needs time to heal, the edge must really be off. Maybe your Kropp suffers from 'toxic edge syndrome'. Sometimes the metal gets damaged chemically over time and cannot be honed to a shave-worthy edge.

I'll be curious to see how your experiment with the Bengall goes. I've had a few Bengalls, and they've been fine shavers. In fact, one of my favourite razors is a 7/8"+ Bengall.

Good luck!

[Euclid440]

Try lighting up on your stropping and doing more laps. It is very easy on a full hollow to use too much pressure and either chip the edge or cause the edge to lift off the strop, by flexing the blade.

Do at least 100 lite pressure laps.

Stropping is the most common cause of poor edges.

Look straight down on the bevel, looking for shiny spots (micro-chips), they will cause an uncomfortable shave.

[dmnc]

In the end did a henckels instead. Saving bengall for when more experienced. Got a lovely shave, only spots of blood were scabs from previous kropp shave. Cant figure out what it is. Kropp passed looking from all angles under magnification. Henckels didn't even shave arm hair properly. But lpoked good under magnification. Also didn't finish to as fine stones as wostenholm and kropp. Going to leave kropp on the side until I have some more experience. Cheers for chiming in gentlemen. Dmnc

[onimaru55]

Is the Wosty a stiffer blade ? If so you may need to lay the Kropp flatter on the face.

[dmnc]

Have figured it out. Was using mwf with kropp and figaro with wostie. While consistency of lather looks good am just not getting same glide from mwf. Tried it with wostie and turns out magnification was correct. The kropp is sharper. gave up and went to figaro for second and third passes so bad was it feeling. Feel mildly foolish now for asking as was my silly mistake not noticing was always using one soap with one and another with tother. Thanks for all the thoughtful replies.

[Ggoongreen]

I've been using my DE because I was worried that I wasn't stropping correctly and might have messed the edge up. So this weekend I dedided to try a couple of things out. 1) tried my first cold water wet shave....... wow, that's a huge improvement in the quality of shaves for me. 2) I wanted to get back into the SR and use it.
I've been shaving in the shower but decided to pamper myself and try the cws at the sink. Now I'll be shaving my head during the shower, (just get better shaves and don't worry about the mess), then face shave after. I thought it would take more time but surprise, it was actually faster. I decided to try my C&E Nomad and was quickly reminded that it is one very thirsty soap so switched to Col Conk Lavender and proceded to perform the first pass with my sr. I stropped after the shave, first on linen/40 laps then on the cow/ 70 - 80 laps. I noticed a little tugging during the shave so I wanted to examine the edge with a loupe. I can barely see 3 or 4 little chips in the edge. Wouldn't this be the cause of the minor scratchy feel at times during the shave? Can these be stropped out or do I need to have it honed? They seemed to shrink with the stropping but I just don't know.....
thanks gurus,
G

[FranfC]

Ggoongreen:
To answer your question (micro-chips can and do often cause a harsh shave) and I never met a chip that I could strop out on linen & leather, it's back to the hones for an edge like that.

I live just to the south of you if you want I will take a look at your razor for you, PM me if you need some help with this.

[Ggoongreen]

Thanks for the offer. We have a place down on Benson Lake just north of Shelton on 3. Maybe we can coordinate a time when I'm going down for the weekend. Another SRP member, Matt (coordinator for PNW meet up last summer), is out of the Silverdale area. He's also experienced at honing and offered to help me. Just a matter of the distance between us all.
G

[Splashone]

I've been shaving in the shower

Please stop this practice. Its not good for your or the razor's health!

[Ggoongreen]

Not a straight! Never in the shower with that weapon. I use a Headblade sport for my head during the week and then practice DE on the weekends. Face is DE thru the week and try to get practice time with straight on weekend. I don't have a lot of extra time, during the work week, so I stick with what is fast and easy. I didn't seem to go through anymore blades when I was using the DE in the shower but now I've gone to the "cold side".