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it was professionally honed by a guy from the forum so i think i dulled the edge some how when i first stropped it, kinda annoying but i can't expect to get it all right first time, as much as i try!...

just had another attempt!

did 50 passes on canvas first followed by 50 on leather, and paid attention to technique resisting the temptation to go faster as felt comfortable with it and keeping the...

so much great advice!

Thanks again guys!

will go for another shave after more correct stropping tomorrow and let you know how i get on.

hi guys!

couldn't resist trying, have stropped the blade on leather another 50 times, making sure i kept the blad spine on the strop, turns out i was doing it (albiet carefully the other way,...

hmm, well it doesn't cut arm hair with contact on the skin either too well.

so far i have only tried the sides of my face so am quite confident i'm getting my angle of 30degrees right.

a video...

but surely if it won't cut my arm hair, which is quite fine it will never be sharp enough to cut my facial hair which is nowhere near as fine, so the fact that it can't cut that hair must mean it's...

thanks guys!

i certainly can't cut hairs from arm by holding it 1/4 inch off my skin, it just combs them, sounds like the blade isn't sharp enough after all, maybe i will focus my attention on my...

thanks for the quick replies guys!

the razor is a 100 year old joseph allen & sons, sheffield steel, 6/8 inch hollow ground and i sent it to a guy from the forum recommended to me that is here in...

Hi guys!

Very frustrated and not sure where to pay attention to right now.

I sent my ebay special off to be honed, got it back last week and tried my first shave after stropping it, didn't get...