Thread: Chick takes the plunge. Help? Advice?

Originally Posted by MistressNomad

Eee!

LilithParker was ever so kind as to offer me a Wapi razor that needs a loving home and some chocolate mousse shaving soap. Jesus christ do I ever love chocolate. And I'm sure I'll like smelling like it just as much, YAY!

Lilith is a great gal and will be able to help out with any questions you have, What a cool gift!!

Originally Posted by MistressNomad

One more question (for now). I'm a little confused on the purpose of strop paste. Is this something that can be used instead of honing, when your blade just need a bit of a touch up? If so, what kind? I'm assuming I'd want to use it about as often as I'd get it honed, but at a certain point I'd need to *actually* get it honed. How many times will strop paste do before it needs to be honed?

Paste or a barber hone can help "refresh" an edge that is losing it's sharpness. Personally I do not use them, but I know a few people that so and they do work, You need some type of fabric strop to put this on. An old jeans pant leg would work, just make sure the seams are cut out.

Have a great Christmas and feel free to pm any of the girls if you have questions

Carrie

Welcome to the fun!

I hope you love the chocolate mousse shaving soap. BUT, if it dries out your skin or if you have trouble with the lather, try using olive oil. It's cheap, it has no chemical additives, and it allows for extra visibility versus soap lather that can really help you out when you are first learning proper technique.

Good luck. Give that corner of the world my regards, and keep an eye out for aurora australisis!

Yes, I was actually thinking of using olive oil as my sort of after-shave moisture trick. I suppose I could just as easily use it for shaving if I was careful.

I was taught quite young that we Mediterranean folks can use olive oil instead of lotion without clogging our pours.

CarrieM - Thanks! There seem to be lots of different types, some sort "lubricating" a strop (and the common opinion is that it's totally unnecessary) and some for fine-tuning an edge. I may get some of that, just to see if I can longer between hones.

Eventually, anyway. For now I'll just focus on getting my stropping right.

For what it is worth, I just had some Chromium Oxide powder and sprinkled it all over the back of my first strop and kind of rubbed it in with a Q-tip. Worked just fine and I could definitely tell the difference in the edge when I was done.

Oh, and it is dirt cheap if you can find somewhere to only buy as much as you need.