Originally Posted by
Brontosaurus
I'm wondering if the original assessment is based on the first shave off the pasted strop versus the hones or after a handful of shaves in, in both cases. Lately, I've been keeping one razor going since a bevel reset in early December ending with a coticule and Welsh purple slate natural honing finish. The trick since then has been to occasionally hit the razor with a red (ferric oxide) pasted linen strop when the edge seems to be falling off, followed by leather, and then ultimately, a handful of licks on the heel of the palm to calm things down as needed from there. This latter palm-stropping approach, used in tandem with a judicious red- and white-paste linen stropping rotation, makes a big difference if one is seeking to avoid frequent honing touch-ups from my experience.