Originally Posted by
EdHutton
No problem with a strop on a flat surface, you just made a really big paddle strop :-). Everyone's preference will be different, but I started with just running hot water to rinse. I put a very tiny chip in the blade with the faucet. Small enough that it took a jeweler's loupe to see it, but I was horrified on the new razor. I honed it out easily but wanted a another way to clean the blade. I went to a cloth like a barber does, but I was cleaning the cloth a lot. Then I saw a guy on a video using a sponge. I picked up a 3 dollar sponge at the supermarket and the sponge works great.
So now I clean the blade using a large round sponge. I have also been working hard to get both hands working well and I feel a little more secure cleaning the blade with the non-dominant hand using the sponge. It was 'leftie' who touched the faucet for the tiny chip. The sponge is better for me.
Best,
Ed