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    Welcome Shaun to 'Excessive Stropper Anonymous'. Congratulations...The first step in understanding and dealing with your affliction is admitting you have it. Look in your local directory for meetings of ESA in your area. If you need personal guidance and help I would be glad to offer my assistance as a long distance sponsor. Just remember...there is help available and you Can learn to live with this affliction.

    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
    Well without this thread I would have never know.
    My name is Shaun,
    and I am an excessive stropper.
    No progression but I strop at least 100 on leather before every shave after 50 on felt.
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    I find about 10 laps is usually enough........


    Nah! Only joking!! I normally do at least 50 laps, but sometimes more if I have time. Can't see anything wrong with doing 200 laps if that works for you, but I've never done that many. Just may try it.

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    I, too, am afflicted with OS. But I do not wish alleviation from this syndrome. It allows me time to Zen out as I count the laps on my chalk, felt, English Bridle leather and sometimes my Russian shell strop. It gives peace to the day and a regularity in this oft times chaotic life (yeah, even the retired have chaotic days.)
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    I don't strop too much because I was told it'll make me blind and I figured better be safe than sorry.

    They also told me it causes hairy palms, too, but I already got those...

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    That's only palm stropping
    Quote Originally Posted by gugi View Post
    I don't strop too much because I was told it'll make me blind and I figured better be safe than sorry.

    They also told me it causes hairy palms, too, but I already got those...
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    I'll jump in here and say I am not a progressive stropper either. My SRD modular leather sees 50 laps, slow and smooth after 25 on vintage flax linen. I find I can really feel the edge smooth out. Don't shoot me but I'm not sold on the whole progressive stropping makes the edge any better but to justify your Strop Acquisition Disorders, maybe it works. Either way to each their own
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    Quote Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER View Post
    I'll jump in here and say I am not a progressive stropper either. My SRD modular leather sees 50 laps, slow and smooth after 25 on vintage flax linen. I find I can really feel the edge smooth out. Don't shoot me but I'm not sold on the whole progressive stropping makes the edge any better but to justify your Strop Acquisition Disorders, maybe it works. Either way to each their own
    Progressive stropping fresh off the hones makes a world of difference to me anyway. Found out the hard way, put a freshly honed razor away after a shave that I thought was well below par, two weeks later and some more leather it got much better, third shave was a charm.
    Same razor has well over 70 shaves on it, refreshed at about 50 shaves with progressive strops, no paste...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grazor View Post
    Progressive stropping fresh off the hones makes a world of difference....
    That's the ticket! After that just regular stropping whatever you feel is best. For me that is about 60-80 leather. When the blade starts to tug go to the strops for a bunch of extra licks instead of going to the hone or pastes. You will understand...
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    I'm with the consensus of stropping using multiple leathers and impregnated honing panels. The more I strop the better my edges become. I'm extremely fluid in movement so the many passes are never an issue for damaging the edge, like you here so often from the peanut gallery. I tend to look like I'm rocking back and forth on my heals when I strop (my little stropping dance Har)
    Dont let anyone sway you. Heavy stropping is the real deal.

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    Tarkus, as I recall you have numerous Lipman's. Based on your comments you should contact a choreographer and co-choreograph a modern ballet called Honing the Beast. It could convert the unwashed to dance and straight razor shaving.
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