Thread: mid shave strop because your razor is going dull

Originally Posted by OutlawSkinnyD

anyone having to re-strop mid shave? i have to before i do my chin and mustache area.
only with my dovo best. my w&b is fine i dont have to restrop at all.

After stropping I always finish with five strokes each side across the palm of my hand (in line with the little finger) and I wipe the razor and hand dry and do this two or three times during the course of a shave, just for good measure.

I gave it a try this morning and it seemed to make the second pass much smoother. I normally do WTG & XTG with some touch ups. Today I hit the leather for about 15 strokes in between passes. I'll have to try it on a few different razors to see how much difference it makes. The strop's on the door knob right behind me so it doesnt' really add much to the process, maybe a minute or so.

Originally Posted by OutlawSkinnyD

anyone having to re-strop mid shave? i have to before i do my chin and mustache area.
only with my dovo best. my w&b is fine i dont have to restrop at all.

I have a wirey tough beard too and sometimes have to strop in mid shave if using one razor. I have found over the years that a quarter hollow razor or a larger razor with less flex helps.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

it depends how your blade has been sharpened.if your dovo has been sharpened buy using tape layes most likely you don't have to strop in the middle. Most dovo has a lot soft steel. Wade and butcher gets so thin sharp edge that is why if you middle strop you will feel razor come back right away sharpest state. lastly if you shave with WEDGE BLADE YOU DON'T have to strop at all. stropping i mean no pressure at all in blade while you strop

Using tape?

Ok, I've played around with mid-shave stropping for over 2 weeks now and in my opinion it helps. Some razors benefit more than others but overall I say it improves my second pass and only adds about 30 sec. to the shave. The more hollow the grind the more noticeable the results. Not a dramatic improvement but enough that it's become part of the routine most days.

I just bought a Dovo Best Quality and sent it off to Lynn to be honed up for me. It seems like I have to strop before and a couple times during my shave to really get a close shave. I haven't been shaving with a straight too long and have some questions about the HHT... I have never been able to strop this razor to pass the HHT, but have stropped it well enough to get a BBS shave, only with a couple strops durning my shave.. Strop before, after left side, after right side and sometimes again for my neck/chin... not sure if it is just my stropping technique isn't up to par, which I wouldn't be surprised only been doing this for a month now!