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Well, day two has good and less than good. The good part is, I seemed to have better control over the blade and didn't draw a drip of blood.
The less than good is, my razor seemed to tug more and left a bit of discomfort. I'm chalking that up to poor technique on my initial shave that may have compromised the blade edge. I carefully stropped today and looked through a loup - it seems okay, a bit better after the strop.
My stone collection was based on kitchen knives, so I wasn't refining to a razor edge. With the stones I have I can only reach an estimated equivalent of a JIS 6000. So, I'm wondering if I should touch up with my stones now, or wait a few days until I get a finer stone? What do you think.
The less than good is, my razor seemed to tug more and left a bit of discomfort. I'm chalking that up to poor technique on my initial shave that may have compromised the blade edge. I carefully stropped today and looked through a loup - it seems okay, a bit better after the strop.
My stone collection was based on kitchen knives, so I wasn't refining to a razor edge. With the stones I have I can only reach an estimated equivalent of a JIS 6000. So, I'm wondering if I should touch up with my stones now, or wait a few days until I get a finer stone? What do you think.