Thread: Muscles loose their memory when you are tired!!

Well, I suppose it had to happen sometime, I had stayed up until 3:30am honing three razors, then got up at 7am to go out for Christmas Day with the family.
I felt a bit tired and had to shave so I went through my usual prep - fill the sink and lather bowl with hot water and a bit in with the soap, strop, shower and then shave.
Two of the razors I had honed were for a friend and the third was my first Swedish frameback.
I did 60 passes on the linen with each of them (as usual) and then onto the leather side of my vintage Illinois 992 for another 60 laps each.
I had done the frameback last on the linen and found it a bit difficult to control the flip with such a thin tang - just couldn't get the rythm to kick in, so I decided to do it first on the leather.
The 60 laps on the leather went OK with no mishap, however, I still had trouble with the flip.
Stropped the second one and was pleased to feel the rythm coming back so, onto the third and back up to speed - then it happened - I CUT MY STROP
I'd probably done about 40 - 45 passes with the third razor when it happened - missed the flip and sliced the leather about an inch from the top and about two thirds of the way across.
It's not a deep cut (but it is wide) and it is easily repaired, however, it is a nuisance and it upset me to think I had done it.
I strop fairly quickly and therein lies the issue, I think - I didn't take into account how my lack of sleep would affect my reaction time.
I hope this Christmas Story gives someone else out there an idea on what NOT to do.
Hang on and enjoy the ride