Quote Originally Posted by ShavedZombie View Post
Sorry to hijack the thread a little, but here's a question: If you hone with tape, should you strop with tape?

Moreover, if there's one layer of tape, can you strop without tape? What about 2 layers? How many layers of tape -in honing- means that you'll need tape when stropping? Is there a fairly agreed upon number, or is it guesswork?
No, if you hone with tape you do not need to strop with tape. Just strop it the same as any other razor. When you touch up the razor on a hone, then you need to use the same amount of tape as before, but that's a different matter.

As for wedges vs. hollows and stropping - no difference there either. Just strop like you normally would. Like most of the others who have posted, I don't make the strop super tight, I don't force the razor into the strop, etc., etc. It should be taut and let the weight of the razor hold it flat against the strop.

As to Robin's idea of allowing extra slack for a wedge: I think your idea of "taut" is really tight! Taut is when it doesn't sag without a razor on it, and gives about an inch when the razor is stropped. Even if the strop is taut it will give some slack and you'll get that "triangle" you were talking about when honing a wedge, albeit a smaller "triangle."

The real difference is the feedback and/or sound you get. It's silent and it's weird at first. Just wait 'til you shave with it!