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I have yet to have my hands on a good vintage coticule, but this is what I hear from those who truly know and have a lot of experience with them. I can't agree with the statement that a coticule is...

I didn't mention naturals for a reason with you learning to hone. Naturals can be a bit quirky to learn. Any honing veteran here on SRP can give you a "recipe" to follow with synthetics, this...

You are going to need some stones since shipping is out of the question for you. Your current razor is out of the fight, just out of commission at the moment. Instead of "5" razors, might I suggest...

You take a sharp pin and lightly run it over the edge from spine down. The sharp metal will grab if the edge is rolled. You will need to do this on both sides. Use no pressure or you will damage...

I wasn't there, only you can answer: "...isn't the spine hitting it?". Slow down my friend. By the sound of it, to keep you shaving, another razor is in order as most of us have two or more razors...

You can avoid the mistakes by two ways that I know of: slowing down & gaining experience.

It does sound like you rolled the edge or touched the hardware on either end of the strop. It happens,...