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This morning I shaved again after doing 10 passes on a chromium oxide treated balsa wood and the usual linen / leather strop. I am happy to say that after 3 passes my shave is as close as the one I...

Thanks for the comment.

This raises a question. When you say passes are you talking one round trip on the strop or one pass is going up and another is going down?

I do 20 round trips on the...

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Actually my experience is even smaller than you state since I just got 10 shavette shaves before I went to the SR.

I realise that its a learning experience and that is one...

So here is an update about my shaving. Just did my third SR saving and the results are promising. I must say that I am not far from the results I had with the shavette.

I am paying close attention...

Hello Everybody;

Right now I am stropping 100 passes and doing the hanging hair test (thin hair). I have done it 3 times and it now cut the hair 1 time out of 3 in the air. I will probably use...

Today I shaved again with the SR, second time.

I stropped, 20 time linen side and 50 times leather side. Nice and easy.

I can notice that the SR is much less aggressive to my skin than the...

Great, Thanks!

Next time I shave do you recommend that I strop the razor?

What angle should i try for a 6/8

I ll watch again Lynn´s videos

Again thanks

thank you for the repalys

The ¨problem¨ that I am having is that the straight razor is not shaving as well as the Shavette. Of course my technique is off so I was asking if with the proper technique I can expect the same...

Actually not. The person that honed the razor told me not to do it since I am not skilled.

Of course, I ll have to strop it next shave.

Hello Everybody;

So I just got my new Dovo Best Quality 6/8 professionally honed and I must say that I am desapointed about my first shave with it. I have been shaving for 30 days with a shavette...