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Ozzlefinch Stropping observation 08-02-2009, 01:24 PM
AFDavis11 Sounds about right to me . .... 08-02-2009, 01:35 PM
hi_bud_gl your blade doesn't get... 08-02-2009, 01:36 PM
Milton Man I find that good stropping... 08-02-2009, 01:45 PM
Ozzlefinch Thanks for the input. I was... 08-02-2009, 03:52 PM
rayman You should be very proud of... 08-02-2009, 04:22 PM
  1. 08-02-2009, 01:24 PM #1
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    Default Stropping observation

    I've noticed that the more I strop my JA Henckles the sharper it gets. I had it honed and sharpened initialy by a reputable (and old) barber, and I was getting good shaves off of it. But now that I've been using it for about a month, it's sharper than ever, and my shaving time has been reduced and I'm getting the baby face shaves.

    My observations, correct me or make comments if I'm wrong:

    1. Proper stropping is a requirement, not an option
    2. the steel of a quality blade is very hard, stropping takes some time to polish the edge
    3. blades are living creatures that want to be used for the purpose they were made.

    What do you all think? Is this common to have a blade become sharper as it's used?
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