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Are you saying I need to get it rehoned, or would something less drastic be enough?

Just watched Euclid440's vid about how to tell whether a blade is sharp and at one point he described 'blunting' along the razor's edge. That got me wondering so I examined my R.Aust under a better...

I appreciate all the suggestions and feedback. I stropped and shaved with it yesterday and got a wonderful shave. Its not leaving scratch marks on the strop; that i can tell, so I think I'll take...

Thanks eddy79 - I did check under a loupe and did not see anything obvious to me, but I've only been at this about two months so maybe there is a problem my uneducated eyes are missing. I kinda doubt...

Yes, I've stropped two other razors but only see flaking on the Aust.

I do rub it occasionally but not before each stropping session. I'll start doing that.

I did not look at the spine but...

The strop is a 3 inch red latigo I got from SRD about two months ago. How long does it take to brake in a strop? I've used this one every day since buying it.

Hi Everyone

I've been SR shaving about two months and so far everything has gone very well. Recently I purchased a Ralf Aust and have run into something a little unusual. I assume I'm stropping...