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superberner Stropping - Which side do I... 03-10-2012, 04:58 AM
BenjamanBarker Well to SRP you have come to... 03-10-2012, 05:05 AM
gssixgun What Brand of strop is that I... 03-10-2012, 05:39 AM
superberner I can't really make out the... 03-10-2012, 06:02 AM
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EisenFaust Oh o.... That's one of the... 03-10-2012, 06:34 AM
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    Default Stropping - Which side do I use?

    I'm very new to straight razor shaving. So far i've only done it twice and my face looks like Edward Scissorhands face. Practice makes perfect though. I was going to strop but the strop has two types of surfaces one is linen and the other is leather. The leather was two sides though and i'm not sure which one to use. Can anyone tell me if I have to use the rough side or the soft side of the leather surface?
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    Well to SRP you have come to a great community!! Don't rush to fast to have the perfect shave it will take time! But it is time well spent!

    As for the strop use it before every shave and use the linen followed by the smooth leather. There is no correct answer to "how many laps" everyone is different. I personally do around 25-30 on the linen or cloth and do 50-60 on leather.

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    What Brand of strop is that I can't make out the makers mark

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    I can't really make out the entire name but it says Buckingham and
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    A quick google searched returned "GB Buckingham and Sons"

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    Oh o.... That's one of the 'don't touch with a 10 foot pole' brands.

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    It looks like it. I bought a very inexpensive starter kit to try out straight razor shaving and I'm digging it. I might buy a better kit when I get better but I can tell everything that came in the kit is low quality. Even the boar brush they gave me seems lame.

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