Originally Posted by
Sunsi
Hi Matt
You have no luck at all.
Nicks in the strop mean you are catching the edge, no question. That will ruin your edge. If the strop came with those nicks, then the best thing would be to take a pumice stone and smooth them out.
Stones are not hard to flatten, and I would recommend any stone is flattened whether you think it is or not. A simple grid marked out with a pencil, and a quick lap on some 1000 grit paper on a glass or otherwise smooth surface will soon enough tell you if its flat.
I don't know how one guy can have so much tough luck with this hobby - as for encouragment I can only tell you that since switching to straights I have no razor rash on my neck any more, brighter, cleaner looking skin with no spots, and the shave is better and holds longer. I can get away with shaving every other day, even though I WANT to shave every day...
I thought you had a razor from a honemeister - Lynn wasn't it? What happened to that.
Si