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Bumping again. I'll try to sum up my questions because I can tend to be more descriptive than I need to at times.

1. I'm having trouble stropping my straight with a hanging style strop, on the...

Hiya folks,

I hope you don't mind me "bumping" this thread. I'm anxious to shave again when I get home this afternoon but I'd first like some feedback regarding my questions just above. Thanks...

Hey everyone,

My current roadblock has to do with stropping. I know how to do it, based on watching Lynn's DVD and doing other research online, but the specific problem I'm running into is...

Hey everyone,

I wanted to give you a quick update on how things have been going.

I ended up getting that chip fixed by the local knife sharpening place I mentioned. Even though I was hesitant...

Their sign doesn't say straight razors so that's enough for me to be doubtful that they aren't familiar with straight razors, much less specialized like a honemeister would be. With that being said,...

Thanks for the replies.

I forgot to mention that I hadn't shaved for a few days, when I did my first straight razor shave. I was wondering if that made it a little difficult. In other words,...

Update:

I received the goodies yesterday. The razor is plain and simple as I expected it to be. Before handling a straight razor, I was a little concerned about how loose the blade itself would...

Greetings,

I came across the straight razor community through an RSS feed on DIY life.

Are straight razors making a comeback? - DIY Life

That article caught my interest so here I am. In the...