Thread: Rules

Originally Posted by RichZ

What are you kidding 4 times during the shave. I don't think so.

I strop 30 trips before a shave and that is it. Not during, not after, not on linen, not 100 times, not standing on one foot, not while whistling Dixie..

No, RichZ I don't do it. Neither was I advocating for it. MParker was saying he remembers Joe mentioning that he saw barbers strop several times during the shave. I was simply stating something that I had noticed in the manual that might have given a reason for that.

Originally Posted by RichZ

What are you kidding 4 times during the shave. I don't think so.

I strop 30 trips before a shave and that is it. Not during, not after, not on linen, not 100 times, not standing on one foot, not while whistling Dixie..

I wouldn't either if I shaved commando style. There's only so much peril a guy can take.

So I'm the only one that strops on one foot while whistling dixie ---I thought this was common place ---what am I suppose to whistle "yankee doodle"?


Justin

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

So I'm the only one that strops on one foot while whistling dixie ---I thought this common place ---what am I suppose to whistle "yankee doodle"?


Justin

Yes, but softly.

Sometimes I will strop before the final pass ----especially if I think my chin and mustache fuzz is beating up the edge.


Justin

I only have two points. First Alan can't take credit for the shave with water blog because I've been saying it for a couple years now. The old timers used to do it all the time, no big deal. Second, I think when I did the stropping experiment a while back we pretty much proved that about 60x before shaving did the most good whether you broke it up before and after or 60x before or 60x after made NO difference. Also I think any quality shave ready razor should be able to last through one complete shave without stropping mid shave. I think IMHO that if you have to strop mid shave your razor is only marginally sharp and is failing mid way hence the requirement to strop mid-way.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Second, I think when I did the stropping experiment a while back we pretty much proved that about 60x before shaving did the most good whether you broke it up before and after or 60x before or 60x after made NO difference.

Is this the "grand experiment"? I've read a summary of it in the help files and it was very informative. I've been doing the 30x before and after for a few shaves now and seems to be working well. The only addition I've made is 15x on the linen and I don't know if that makes any difference or not.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I think IMHO that if you have to strop mid shave your razor is only marginally sharp and is failing mid way hence the requirement to strop mid-way.

Possibly. I've never been much shucks for honing. You do what ya gotta do to get the shave ya gotta get.

I only have two points. First Alan can't take credit for the shave with water blog because I've been saying it for a couple years now. The old timers used to do it all the time, no big deal.

My apologies, I didn't realize you felt I was taking credit for the idea. I just find it works well for me. The first time I heard of it was Lynn referring to an old Yahoo member who preferred to shave only with water. I tried that and didn't like it very much.