Thread: Felt + Diamond spray = Ruined my edge!

Okay. Your first post:

Originally Posted by pdube1

I got my english bridle last week and I also tried the felt with Diamond spray. Before my felt rest all night to get dry, I tried my english bridle and it worked great. My razor was scary sharp.

And your last:

Originally Posted by pdube1

Ok, so from all your comments it's probably because I have suddenly lost all my abilities on honing and stropping my razor when I got the bridle ;-)

In between, there is a lot of oscillating between "it's the razor", "it's the spray", "it's the felt", and "it's me".

So, what do we have?

1. shave ready razor
2. good quality working strop
3. high quality new strop
4. felt strop
5. diamond spray
6. you.

A perfect setup, mostly. So where could things have gone wrong?

1. With the amount of experience and skills in honing and stropping you claim, there is no way to bring a razor from shave ready to dull. I just tried for the fun of it. The diamond spray is aggressive, but not that aggressive.
2. A strop is a strop. While recently, a strop madness has broken out amongst certain members from the younger generation, the difference between your old and new strops is subtle. The handling is not, and while you claim to have mastered the extra length and width over night, your razor may think otherwise.
3. The felt strop is tricky to get right. I had to flip one side because there was too much diamond spray on it. Only experience will let you get that part right.

Looks like a layer 8 problem to me. Might be best if you sit back, relax, rehone, and enjoy the Premium IV. Because it is a fantastic strop.

Good luck, and best regards,
Robin