Thread: Should I be worried about uneven spine wear?

Just my opinion, but 25 strops on fabric and 50 on leather works perfectly for me.
Seems like many assume stropping is no brainer. WRONG, at least for me. It took me almost a year to learn the flip and the draw. Agreed, I am a very slow learner. But 100xs on fabric and leather is beyond usefulness.

“I refreshed it (maybe) 3 months ago on 12k, around 40 circles each side and 50 something laps. The first shave was outstanding, but subsequent ones were not as good as the time passed. I strop on a Dovo leather, 100 laps on felt and 100 on leather before each shave, but to be honest I don't think this strop is that good.”

Compare pre-stropped bevels to post. If you are seeing deep random stria post stropping, your strop is contaminated and probably chipping the edge or weakening the edge and heavy stropping is causing chipping.

What makes you suspect an issue with the strop?

IME the Dovo strops are very good in all honesty, I would buy one and use it exclusively without any issues and be happy with my shaves