Thread: Stropping mid-pass

Originally Posted by freeman

First pass with the razor was fantastic, it just started to slow down a little towards the end of the pass. I didn't strop it with crox. I was under the impression it was fairly common to strop a razor between passes?

I've seen barbers do it when I was a kid. I remember because I was very impressed with their skill and I noticed it. OTOH, they were shaving one guy after another. IME shaving my own face with a straight as I became more proficient in honing, stropping and shaving it has become unnecessary for me to strop between passes.

There is nothing wrong with it if you find you're getting a better shave by doing so. No rules, just whatever works. If I felt I needed to I wouldn't hesitate to strop between passes.