Hi again,
Just to say thanks to this community for the help with the Ever Ready 1912 boot sale find I posted the other day.
The blades arrived yesterday and I had a very nice shave with it this morning. A very close shave in fact, closer than my prior daily driver the Edwin Jagger DE89.
I also like the big feedback this razor has and how it reverberates down the handle. Feels serious!
Anyways, thanks to everyone who helped me find the right blades! Shave on!
Stropping the new blade would only serve to knock down some of the coating that’s added to the edge… PTFE and whatever else. Once it’s dull, stropping won’t really make it sharper. Stainless steel is harder than carbon steel, which is what all old blades were made of (and a lot of new straight razors). When you see strops for gem blades, wedge blades, and whatever else used to be sold, it’s because of the carbon steel.
Hope that makes sense.