Thread: Do some razors not like linen?

Originally Posted by sparq

I have a little hypothesis - if there is something wrong with an edge that is not instantly obvious after honing (i.e. microscopic cracks, hidden rust etc), good stropping on linen quickly reveals such issues and the problematic material gets removed, chipped away etc.

On the other hand, are you sure that your stropping technique is okay?

Hypothesis??? Heck I use that on every razor, 50 laps on linen will find a weakness if there is one... I do my final 40x check right after the linen everytime....
Although I have never pasted a linen strop

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Hypothesis??? Heck I use that on every razor, 50 laps on linen will find a weakness if there is one... I do my final 40x check right after the linen everytime....
Although I have never pasted a linen strop

Forgive me! I started in December and have not managed to share/validate all my naive observations with the gurus, yet!