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    Senior Member blabbermouth eddy79's Avatar
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    Hi and welcome. Check out the library for all the starter info and hopefully yoi can move forward from here in the right direction. Good luck. Ed
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Hey and welcome to the forum. You already have the bad news but there is a silver lining. You can use you Tomahawk to practice stropping with to help reduce the risk of cutting your strop and/or ruining the edge of your first shave ready razor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laurens View Post
    Good idea, only first dull it completely by dragging the edge over glass, metal or (preferably) a whetstone until it feels soft and dull on your finger! A kitchen knife sharp edge will still bite your strop.
    Once you dull the edge you can also practice your shaving technique with it. It's nice to refine a stroke or hold before committing it to your face with a sharp blade. Just tell mom it's been a great help. Buy a used real razor here and enjoy the experience.
    Keep your concentration high and your angles low!

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