Quote Originally Posted by mparker762 View Post
For example it may be that "strop contamination" is actually critical for proper strop function. Maybe the little bits of oxide that are coming off the razor as it rusts are acting as an abrasive that keeps the razor sharp. The guys that are reporting year-long edge lives are typically using vintage strops after all.
this would be easy to add to the experiment.. just get a clean strop and a normal everyday use strop... being too fanatical about this is what will get us closer to a real world understanding... account for all of the variables we can and we get closer to the real relationships.

BTW, are you guys going to call for razors or strops to be loaned for this experiment?