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My experience has been that I can use more pressure while stropping than I do when honing. I use little pressure when honing, but stropping results have been very good for me when I bear down just a...

If I have a well-honed blade that shaves well, and I strop it correctly and do enough passes, the blade stays sharp (shave ready) for a month at least. Maybe that is because I always strop 100 laps...

Remember that your DE blades are machine-made and can be made to exacting tolerances. I have a Shavette and a Feather SS, and in both cases the blades are clearly, although just incrementally,...

Depending somewhat upon the blade you are using in the Shavette, it is likely to be at least as sharp, if not sharper, than most straight razors even those that are well-honed. You could use that as...