Tosuke razors are famous for coming very shave unready. The recommended hone for a japanese straight is a 12K with about a 3 to 1 ratio of back and forth strokes (more on the concave side) with considerable downward pressure. A strop alone will be useless, you need the hone. You could also use a diamond pasted strop as an alternative.
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Sparks, Nevada Police report last night Homer La Fong Died while shaving with his straight razor. His wife reported he was using his Iwasaki Razor and while shaving his neck it just seemed to have a mind of its own and came to life and cut his throat. Subsequent investigation revealed the razor belonged to Toshiro Kawasaki a WWll Kamakazee pilot who was killed when his plane slammed into the USS Yorktown. His last act was to shave with that razor. It is suspected the razor is haunted.
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