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So now, how about the effect of the aggressive "slapping" method of stropping. That must produce quite a bit of pressure on the blade yet it seems to, at least for some (and I think Alan you are one...

It's testing on the thumbnail after honing, on the thumb pad after stropping.

Just remember, when your face is hating you, I got that from here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,4/Itemid,3/

:w

Scott

Something interesting I remember reading in one of the shaving threads. It was from one of the manuals in the "Help" section on honing. It mentioned doing the thumb nail test after honing, not only...