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  1. 06-09-2015, 12:47 AM #7
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    The standard advice for noobs with a freshly honed SR is to NOT strop it before the first shave after its been honed. That's because poor stropping technique will roll an edge (dull the blade) in a single pass.

    Being a sufferer of poor lather myself, I always recommended lathering in sections. Even if your lather is fine, it usually takes us much longer to shave than the 15-25min the experienced shavers get away with. So even a well built lather will come up short if it takes 45min to 2hrs to shave.

    Anytime you do anything with a SR, remember NO PRESSURE!!! Stropping, shaving, wiping the lather off: pressure is bad.

    Here is a perfect visualization/reminder for no pressure... skip to about 9:30.
    https://youtu.be/qotCfV7Vgtg
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