I believe mine has elongated some quarter inches with the years.
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I remember Bill Ellis saying on his CD that he uses 3 lbs worth of pressure. That works for me.
I need to keep practicing the strop, I need to keep practicing the strop OCD !
No cure available, in research or in the minds of any straight razor user. The closest is an extremely complex 2,894 step aversion program that nobody has ever mastered. The best got to step 48 which stated go one hour without thinking about shaving implements, etc, or sex.
Check out the post in the beginners section, and you'll see just how badly I've been afflicted.
Man it's painful affliction, but lots of fun!