Quote Originally Posted by JosephHoffer View Post
I have found that my stropping has had the most significant effect on my shaving. When I first started I wasn't stropping the razor enough and it felt like I needed to have the blades redone, but it turned out that I was under stropping and the blades were just fine. Same with the honing now, when I feel I've done enough passes I do a bunch more lol.
I totally agree! Since I got a custom English Bridle strop made by Kevin/Hidestoart and just started stropping more for the sheer joy of it (150 laps minimum between shaves on each blade), I've gotten the best shaves of my life.