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Okay, I'm convinced that the Edelweiss is not as sharp as it should be. I have shaved with it at least 5 times and each time I have gotten a terrible shave. Irritation, tugging and not enough hair...

Thank you for all the advice. I will try to give it a few passes on the paste. So you're saying I should run it over the diamond first, followed by the CroX? Just want to make sure that is...

No, I have a 3" Latigo strop and a two sided pasted strop.

Razor was ordered from SRD so I am assuming that it is more than shave ready. I currently own a strop, two sided strop with paste (Crox and .25 Diamond), and a barber's hone.

My prep, stropping...

Okay, I shaved this morning with the Boker Edelweiss that had given me problems and I am happy to say the result was much better!
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I used it twice. The first time I did not strop it.....shaved with it straight from SRD so I am assuming it is shave ready. I did not have a good result my first shave with this razor.

The...

I have had enough "breakthrough" moments in my one month + of straight shaving to feel good about everything. In fact, I transitioned rather easily and was feeling really good with my shaves up to...

So, I have been shaving exclusively with a straight for over a month now. I have 4 razors, 2 of which are vintage blades I purchased on the classifieds here. It turns out, that so far, those are my...