How To Sharpen A Straight Razor - The Touch Up

Starting to feel some tugging while shaving with your cutthroat razor? That might mean it's time for a touch-up. If a pasted strop didn't do the trick and your razor still feels dull, it likely needs some honing. Instead of doing a full bevel set progression, a quick touch-up honing session will get it back to optimal sharpness.

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This method is perfect for sharpening your straight razor, maintaining a keen edge longer without a full progression on your whetstones. While there are various stones you can use, I opted for a Japanese natural whetstone for my touch-up. It made the razor hair-whittling sharp! I hope this tutorial video helps.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Refresh
0:40 - What's Happening?
1:15 - Stones Used For Touch-Up
2:36 - Touch-Up
3:27 - HHT Test
4:00 - Packing Peanut Test

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