Thread: Can I wait over a week to strop for the first time

I would say you'll notice the deterioration in the edge pretty quickly! I've tried seeing how long an edge will last without stropping, and I ended up about the same as Gugi; Two or three shaves and I could really tell it needed a stropping.

TBH, I'd say wait until you have your strop and then start using the razor. Theres no sense in letting your edge dull over that week and then having to have the razor honed because you werent stropping it.

JMHO of course, but thats what I reckon.

Good luck and keep us posted!

Hello and welcome to SRP . Your gonna love it here.Listen to Stubear, and also while your waiting,check out the wiki. It's your key for here. Just break down and get a disposable razor to use till you can give your face the true love that it deserves . Oh yes...word of caution. This stuff gets addictive real quick,so let yer conscience be your guide ha ha . WELCOME !

Just want to throw my hat in with the "Wait" crowd. Believe me, you don't want to shave without stropping... even bad stropping technique is better than no stropping!

Are there any DE shavers reading this? If so, how many shaves can you guys get from one blade? Since DE blades are not stropped, the average number of those shaves, divided by 2 should give open bladed shavers a reasonable idea of how many shaves are possible without stropping.

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Yep - wait till you have all of your equipment. A razor AND a strop are deemed minimum requirements for a reason.

Take that time and start to really map out your whisker growth. I cannot emphasize enough how important knowing the patterns and directions of whisker growth are for a good shaving experience. The blade to skin angles change as shown below. If you are making a pass and the whisker direction is changing, you will need to learn to adjust your angle on the fly during the pass. So spend time mapping this out - you will be glad you did.

Oh yeah - welcome aboard - the water's great!

Originally Posted by Alembic

Yep - wait till you have all of your equipment. A razor AND a strop are deemed minimum requirements for a reason.

Take that time and start to really map out your whisker growth. I cannot emphasize enough how important knowing the patterns and directions of whisker growth are for a good shaving experience. The blade to skin angles change as shown below. If you are making a pass and the whisker direction is changing, you will need to learn to adjust your angle on the fly during the pass. So spend time mapping this out - you will be glad you did.

Oh yeah - welcome aboard - the water's great!

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Welcome July10newbe! After seeing high magnification pictures of a freshly honed edge, and then the same edge after one shave. I would wait for the strop. There was a good bit of damage to the edge after one shave. Then the same edge after proper stroping was restored to about 97% of what it was before the shave.

A really sharp razor is a joy to use. A damaged edge is a drag.

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