Thread: Stropping Professionally Honed Razors

+1 to what AlanII said.

If you know how to strop correctly a little stropping would be ok, but it does not need to be done, because it is oiled.

@ALanII

You are completely right: Stropping does not only re-align the edge, it removes microscopic small amounts of rust/oxidation from the very edge of the blade. I have noticed by comparing the look of an edge under magnification before and after stropping. I think, this is the reason, why leather and linen turn slightly black after years of consistent use.