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Just realised I said strop instead of razor... :gaah:

Thanks Mikael :)

Guess what ?!
I got my whippeddog.com strop in the mail on friday...stoked !
Of course I immediately had to have a shave (instructions said not to strop before first shave!)
It was great (my 5th...

To my understanding the scything stroke isn't really all that different to a standard straight stroke. It seems the blade just travels in an arc instead of a straight line. As you can imagine, the...

Third shave was so good ! 2 almost full passes, still struggling a little on the chin but much better. No nicks ! Just a little claret spotting from wrong angle or something. So smooth ! I am truly...

well i am getting it from Larry at whipped dog, it seems he supplies truly shave ready razors. From what others here are saying anyway.

Yeah, I am very careful with the strokes. Thanks for the link Jimmy, I have done a lot of reading so far, still lots to do of course.
I was experimenting with getting the angles right last night as...

Well i got my new silver tip and I must say it is a little better than using a basting brush ;)
Having one previous shave under my belt I thought it would be a great time to master the art of the...