well, i had a nice visit with jay from indiana. i wish it had been longer than maybe 3.5 hours, but it was hard to try to meet with him and get some work in. he showed me a lot of things to avoid in buying and using razors. one benefit was that he did look at me strop a razor and that i was doing it correctly. my honing, i need to work on, but i had the principles down right. technique needs to get better. i probably need a norton as my hones were not as abrasive as his norton, not even the 8000 side. i also need to condition and bend up my strop to get it less stiff and slick. other than that, i am doing ok, and that was a great thing to know.

it was nice to be able to have some instruction like that. if a new guy can look to an older guy and meet up for a session like mine, that is great

sam
memphis, tn