Hi guys,
Another newbie question??

What should my routine be for stropping?
Im not Worried about how to strop as I'm very dexterous and pick up movements quickly and have watched the Lynn abrams vids numerous times
What i am concerned with is this. There is so much info on here that I'm confused about amount of strokes, for both poly webbing and leather, and whether to strop before and after shave or both

Also is it worth my while getting a paste for one side of my webbing, such as theirs and issard white paste/stick or a CROX green paste. What is needed and what will it do.

And if so how often is the treated side of my webbing used in a strop routine.

What will help me keep my blade sharpest between hones
And how long roughly before i send it to a honemeister?

P.S i apologise if this has been covered before, but the mountain of information on here is confusing, and as a new SR user i want to cut to the chase and at least cover a bare minimum of maintenance at the start.

P.P.S I understand from reading on SRP that a lot of this is subjective what I'm looking for is a bare minimum/best fit for a beginner guideline as a starting point.


My Strop is a 3" Latigo leather with poly webbing from SRD + A Ralph Aust 5/8 black handle basic model razor.

Thanks for your replies and patience

Michael