Thread: How many times do you strop in a shave session?

I've found that the more experience you have the less you dull a razor, angle and pressure tend to wear a blade faster, I used to have to send a blade out after a couple of months , now it is more like a year , and my beard is as tough as any out there, plus I shave every day, so this could be an issue , not sure but I have never had to strop during a shave. Tc

Not to seem argumentative but I do see that some of you do not shave your head and have facial hair. There is no comparison. I am shaving the equivalent of a basketball.

I am the philosopher on the right.

Not unusual, it can take a while to master stropping, up to a year. No doubt your edges and shaves will be better a year from now.

Most use too much pressure and try to go too fast. It’s not the razor or the honing…

I do shave my head thru the summer months, when I worked out in west Texas and New Mexico during the summer I found that heat and a hard hat were a bit too much so off came the head hair, and as for the face hair, only on my days off , so ya I do know. Tc

I love straight razors but, I have not even remotely tried on my head - I use a DE for that for now until I perfect my technique! I am trying to get expert level on three different styles of razors simultaneously.