Quote Originally Posted by jkatzman View Post
I was told by Murray Carter you don't get a better edge with more laps. If your technique is right then fewer is better.
Mastro Livi told me this very words countless times.

Quote Originally Posted by jkatzman View Post
I will tell you that Mastro Livi's edge on his razors using the grit stones and strops he uses to sharpen them leave the best edge I have seen on any razor and I own or have owned 10 different manufacturers. Something to think about when you are using 40 or more laps on a strop.
I cannot agree with you more. I have shaved with hundreds of different razors, honed by different restorers or manufacturers (including the ones I personally restore or hone) and no edge was as good as the one Mastro Livi puts on a blade.