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Thanks for the advice. I have a hanging strop as well, that at first was harder for me to use. I've since gotten better with it, and find that I get a much better edge using it. You were most likely...

Thanks again for all the responses.

Today, I decided that if I'm going to learn the art of Straight Razor shaving, I'm going to learn it all. So I went and bought a Norton 4k/8k stone and...

That was going to be my next question, if I could fix that with stropping, or if a honing would be required. I didn't think I'd ruin it in the first week. . .

Also, if anyone reading this is in the Honolulu area, and willing to teach an utter Noob how to hone a razor, please let me know.

Thanks for all the replies. I just shaved, after doing 10 laps on CO, 10 on Diamond, 10 on Scrub, and 50 on clean leather. I paid special attention to the angle keeping it low and light....

Hello all,

I'm new to this art, and struggling to learn. I bought a Boker 5/8 from SRD, and enjoyed a comfortable shave with it on the first try. I also bought the Modular paddle strop, and have 1...