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Originally Posted by superfly
However, it doesn't mention stropping after use, only cleaning, but it mentions the standard shave requires 4 stropping sessions during the shave. I strop between passes, too...
I've routinely seen barbers strop mid-shave, but I've never hear of stropping 4 times in one shave. That seems very extreme. BTW, stropping mid-shave is still stroppping before shaving, as the honing chapter explains.
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My only concern with this is that the acids from the strop (if you use a daily rub with the palm of your hand to condition it), which are acids from your sweat, may cause edge deterioration, and they certainly leave a smearing on the very edge, visible with naked eye. That is why I pass the edge, with stropping motion, on a clean towel afterwards (on the after the shave stropping) to clean it throughly...
That or a few light passes on the linnen might be all you need.