Along side my breaking down and purchasing a Shave Nation 3” Latigo strop, ( I had been using a homemade one I made from material from Tandy Leather, which I was quite proud of), I also purchased a DOVO 6/8” Flowing Blade straight razor w/ebony handles. Rather than shaving with it straight out of the box, I probably could have, I followed Geo’s video instructions and honed about 14 full passes on a Nano 12000 stone then stropped with the new Shave Nation strop per vid and proceeded to an extremely slick shave. Must say I have found my niche with the 6/8 blade, the weight and heft is all that is needed for a close 2 pass shave (for me), no extra pressure on my part needed. BTW Geo, I am well into approximately 100 plus shaves since starting straight razor shaving in January 2022, an email video of me shaving with your razors coming soon,…still working on the stage fright. Thanks for your service, info, speedy and secure shipping, who would have ever thought one could do so well doing something they love, besides something you have to do anyway…shaving!! Bobby Claiborne RETIRED