Thread: Why do you strop after the shave and how to do it?

It is my belief you can't get the cutting edge completely dry unless you strop it after the shave. I strop 15 linen, 15 leather after my shave. I have not had to take my J.A. Henckel 5/8 stainless back to the hone since September of 2006, and I shave with it at least once every week. My carbon steel razors don't last quite as long since I had to touch them up in February. Currently I only have three razors in my rotation/collection. Two are carbon and one is stainless. So far stropping after the shave is working for me, so I will keep on doing it.

X*JHGFUV*ng^ to science Try both ways and see what works for you personally. You will not harm your razor with both approaches.

I strop before and after and the amount for each depends on the razor. I also strop between latherings on a double pass. Never had a problem yet and imo it keeps the hone time right down thus saving steel

PuFF