Quote Originally Posted by Obie View Post
Gentlemen,

After the shave, I rinse the blade under hot water, dry it with cloth followed by tissue, run the tissue between the scales, strop the blade 10 strokes on linen and 10 on leather to further clean and dry the blade, coat the blade lightly with Camellia oil and place the razor in the rack. During the shave, the razor's pivot and handle are kept dry and the blade with lather wiped on cloth. I fold a face towel on the edge of the sink to keep my hands dry during the shave.
I do pretty much the same thing as Obie does. Strop before & after the shave around ten strokes or so on the linen & around ten on leather also. It does help to dry the blade after using a tissue or absorbent cloth like an old t-shirt cut into a few pieces. I like to put a drop or two of Tuf-Glide on the pivot once dried to help protect it. I also have a Marine Tuf-Cloth & wipe the blade once which puts a very light protective coating on the blade but isn't necessary if you only have one or two razors you alternate between. The main thing is keeping the razor dry & keeping water spots off. A few strokes of the strop before & after shaving will help keep the blade dry & sharp but will never hurt it.