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Thanks Kees. I agree with the disctinction. Stropping aims primarily at #1, unless pasted, then it also can remove metal as you mentioned. Messages 27, 22, 13, 10 echo this distinction. Missing this...

With all due respect, I question this assumption. What is happening when you dull it with a shave? Is that removing the metal at the edge? If so, then wet, lubricated hair and skin is removing the...

Thanks Scott.

I'd add that in addition to preventing the rolled edge, this is a big help in learning consistency. It allows you to keep a firm enough pressure on the strop to control the...

You have two questions, with two answers:

First, the title of your post: "Can stropping by itself make a razor pass the HHT?". That leaves a wide open door - stropping can't take an ancient,...