Originally Posted by
Barbelus maximus
On the subject of practice I have been using a straight exclusively for almost a year now and consider myself pretty accomplished, I do a 2 pass shave every day and rarely get nicks or cuts and have had no irritation for many many months. I just feel that the TI is not as comfortable as all my other razors, I still get a fine shave from it but it just feels harsher on my skin than all my other razors. What I was looking for was not advice on soap, skin prep, aftershaves or other such but a valid reason why a TI might be different ie. different steels, grinds etc. The guy who hones my razors has honed all of them yet the TI still feels different, I certainly get more comfortable shaves from older razors. Would a very light stropping pressure be better for a full hollow grind? Incidentally, the guy who sharpens my razors said I really should try a Wapi.