My razor and strop arrived a couple days early. Which is quite impressive as I am in Hong Kong and it was shipped across the world from the US! But I digress...
The new Dovo Astrale may have arrived with a bit of blunting. What I mean is the light looks a bit different on the edge closer to the heel. So after watching a several stropping videos to review the basics and set out to strop for the first time. I was so scared and worried about doing something wrong so I went slowly and carefully, paying attention to my form. One question I have is if I should do anything different towards the heel shoulder. I also worry that at the beginning I wasn't holding the strop with enough tension as I still managed to nick it a bit. Also, does anyone go over the engraving at the top? That is several inches but I would stop before reaching it on each lap.
I should have let my beard grow for one more day as I only had really short stubble, but I wanted to give it a try! It felt magical in my hand. Sure enough, I needed a lower angle but if felt so intuitive! A few minutes later I was in love however I was noticing it wasn't shaving very well and the more I chased it the more I knew I was scraping my face. Listerine after the fact confirmed this haha. That's when I decided to figure out what the that glint was all about.
I have an 8k and 12k Shapton stone arriving something soon, possibly tomorrow, but can I maybe fix it with just the strop? Use the linen and the back of the smooth leather side to create a progression? I wish I could get a clear picture because I don't know what I am really talking about. Its just the smallest amount of light that glints off the edge and I don't think its my imagination.
Can't wait to use it again. The shavette was great but the straight razor is just a whole different experience.
-Shawn
The new Dovo Astrale may have arrived with a bit of blunting. What I mean is the light looks a bit different on the edge closer to the heel. So after watching a several stropping videos to review the basics and set out to strop for the first time. I was so scared and worried about doing something wrong so I went slowly and carefully, paying attention to my form. One question I have is if I should do anything different towards the heel shoulder. I also worry that at the beginning I wasn't holding the strop with enough tension as I still managed to nick it a bit. Also, does anyone go over the engraving at the top? That is several inches but I would stop before reaching it on each lap.
I should have let my beard grow for one more day as I only had really short stubble, but I wanted to give it a try! It felt magical in my hand. Sure enough, I needed a lower angle but if felt so intuitive! A few minutes later I was in love however I was noticing it wasn't shaving very well and the more I chased it the more I knew I was scraping my face. Listerine after the fact confirmed this haha. That's when I decided to figure out what the that glint was all about.
I have an 8k and 12k Shapton stone arriving something soon, possibly tomorrow, but can I maybe fix it with just the strop? Use the linen and the back of the smooth leather side to create a progression? I wish I could get a clear picture because I don't know what I am really talking about. Its just the smallest amount of light that glints off the edge and I don't think its my imagination.
Can't wait to use it again. The shavette was great but the straight razor is just a whole different experience.
-Shawn