Please allow me to say that I'm very new here. I came this way from other ports on the internet that referred to Badger&Blade as the premier resource for wet shaving in general and specifically straight razors.
So I'm trying to transition from the typical multi blade cartridge and picked up a razor and strop. Tried to watch plenty of videos on how to, but I'm still learning and feel like I'm not getting the hang of it.
In fact, I wonder if I've ruined my edge with bad stropping.
When I try doing a hanging hair test, most of the time it doesn't catch and slides right off. Sometimes I'll get a lil slide, catch, and pop. I've convinced myself that my stropping is at fault due to learning technique and how much tension, pressure, and what all to use. Not to mention I have taken a couple of bits out of the strop.
So I'm looking for ways to tell if once I figure out the stropping motion will that get the edge back in condition, or how to know if it's too far gone and needs to be sent for a good grind.
So I'm trying to transition from the typical multi blade cartridge and picked up a razor and strop. Tried to watch plenty of videos on how to, but I'm still learning and feel like I'm not getting the hang of it.
In fact, I wonder if I've ruined my edge with bad stropping.
When I try doing a hanging hair test, most of the time it doesn't catch and slides right off. Sometimes I'll get a lil slide, catch, and pop. I've convinced myself that my stropping is at fault due to learning technique and how much tension, pressure, and what all to use. Not to mention I have taken a couple of bits out of the strop.
So I'm looking for ways to tell if once I figure out the stropping motion will that get the edge back in condition, or how to know if it's too far gone and needs to be sent for a good grind.