Thread: I'm assuming stropped is stropped...

Originally Posted by Alembic

Glen,

I'm confused. I have read here that if you buy a shave ready razor from, let's say SRD, and Lynn honed it, you should just go ahead and shave with it and no need to strop. In fact, the recommendation is not to stop on that firt one so you can learn what a properly honed razor feels like.

But that is diametricaly opposed to this reasoning. If I can't strop the night before, then how does a razor get honed by ynn, shipped by SRD, get in my hands, and then is good to shave without my stropping?

Respectfully,
David

OIL !!!!

We oil the blade before packing them and sending them to you guys...
Now if you want to strop the night before (or days as the op said), oil the blade, then clean the blade, then shave you are there....

My honing letters say the exact same thing

"Please do not strop the blade before shaving simply rinse the oil and shave, as I want the first shave to be on me, not on your stropping ability or lack there of"

Edit: Just to clarify here, you can do anything you want, BUT the OP asked if it was as good, and actually in very technical terms it is not...