Thread: Coti vs Escher

Originally Posted by hatzicho

Also the handling of the razor after the endfinishing on hones could be essential for the shave experience. Whereas for me personally stropping on Linen is a must for most coticule edges, it could sensible degrade a Thuri edge. Try the thuri edge only stropped with leather.

I just shaved with a thuri edge I didn't strop on Linen. And I must say that it was a little smoother especially against the grain. I guess I just never questioned it. Thanks a lot.

Any other tricks while we're at it?

Originally Posted by mikael86

I just shaved with a thuri edge I didn't strop on Linen. And I must say that it was a little smoother especially against the grain. I guess I just never questioned it. Thanks a lot.

Any other tricks while we're at it?

I could be off base here, but if a linen and leather doesn't improve a thuri edge, then it might be worth looking for a different linen and a slicker leather.

Some of my early strops did not improve the edge off of a stone, but since switching to one hard horse butt strop, allowing it to glaze and staying with it - and going with a clean vintage linen, I haven't found a stone that the combination doesn't improve by a lot. I'm glad to be rid of the hassle of having a strop that had the potential to decrease sharpness from stones, because it makes for a guessing game of how much pressure you should use and how many strokes, and at the time I would hone an edge, do it up with green chromium and then strop very lightly to spare it, and shave for three days before stropping again because the first full stropping would reduce sharpness.