I shave in my barbers we use use feathers or shavettes. But i have used customers old razors that i have honed for them and shave realy well as i test on my self and i think all he is taking of that guys face is soap i don't think the guy actualy has a stubble. and the stropping carn't be right can it ? my mate is a 78 year old ex barber infact he still does one day aweek for me and his dad was abarber he taught me how to strop on his old strop and how to hone on very old coticule i think with water only