Hello All! I am new to straight razor shaving! Im getting the hang of everything and I know it will take awhile. I dont know if I am using the strop correctly. I have heard several different methods and I would like to do this correctly.
  1. Do you strop first with the linen and then on the leather?
  2. Is it necessary to use strop paste or just condition the strop?
  3. How many repetitions on each linen and leather?
  4. How do you know if the Razor is shave ready?


I dont have a stone and dont know if I need to get one as of yet. I dont want to over complicate all of this.......just want to know if I am doing everything correct?

Thanks