Thread: Don't let confidence outstrip ability

Hi guys,

As someone relatively new to straight shaving I have just learned a lesson the hard way.

After a couple of months you'll find your confidence grows to a point, your ability does not always follow.

I've learned the x pattern on the strop and thought I was ok, not particularly quick but quick enough.

I was stropping my wee little HB&H last night a bit too enthusiastically. The result is a ding in the cutting edge, albeit a small repairable one.

When it happened I was......well not happy and the razor will need to be sent out for repair.

A costly mistake I would happily see no other beginner make.

No worries my friend, it WILL happen to pretty much everyone. Even as a shaving veteran there is always that chance of dropping a razor. "Stuff" just happens sometimes...

Like the belt buckle says "$h!# happens", oldie or newbie, occums razor effect just wins sometimes (pun intended...waka waka waka!).

You are a great stropper if you can learn the x pattern. It took me forever to learn to just go up and down on a 3" strop. I think this was more of a challenge than learning how to shave.

Lots of things can go wrong in all phases of straight shaving. Sorry about the mishap, I know how frustrating it can be.

I thought I had made a mistake once, but I was wrong.

Been there, done that...

There is life after razor damage. Some day you'll look back on this and just laugh.

Originally Posted by honedright

Been there, done that...

There is life after razor damage. Some day you'll look back on this and just laugh.

I hope so. I find at present I'm looking back and cringing.

On the upside I've found a Kropp in tres nice condition for not very much. Every cloud....