Originally Posted by
StraightRazorDave
I agree with hi_bud_gl in that stropping with no tape after using 4 layers would inevitably lead to a bit more pressure to get that strop right down to the edge.
In reality, applying more pressure will flex the cutting edge away from the strop surface. This being less with a 1/4 hollow and more with a full hollow. I feel that the flex in a strop more than makes up for the tape being used in the honing process in the final edge produced. Under 200x mag on the edge I tested this against, there is strop polishing right to the cutting edge.
It's true that you can't really see the cutting edge of the razor under magnification, so looking at the stropped bevel isn't really telling you the whole story.
This is an incorrect statement. others on this site have posted magnification photos of cutting edges. Looking at a stropped bevel under magnification is very informative.
I suppose the only way to know for sure is to actually try it! I'm selling the razor anyways, so perhaps the next owner can do a little experimentation. :DYou are correct here when you say the only true test is a shave test.
PuFF