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So my goal will be not to avoid nicking the strop but merely to see how long I can go before I get my first nick!

Sounds like good advice for a golf swing too!

Ja, now I understand. Flipping too soon and going edge-first - makes total sense. I'll probably do that on my second try, due to overconfidence from my first attempt ;-)

I'm fine with mistakes, I just couldn't visualize a mistake that would do it!

Hi all - first post. I'm absorbing all I can re straight shaving and one item which puzzles me are the comments that "you can damage/nick a strop". Since one is moving the razor away from the blade's...