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but does it keep the razor sharp? 52859

Yes, I think it is! I don't know whether or not you are mistaken, but even if you are, you do not need to seek forgiveness from me. Offer a magical mushroom sacrifice to gssixgun so that the error...

Isn't that sharpening? If it improves the razor's ability to cleanly slice through the next hair, I call it sharpening! Does sharpening necessarily involve abrasion?

Q "It did remove material right?"
A "No, it removed rust"

Conclusion: Rust is not material
It is metaphysical and should be treated as such. This is why Glen's magic mushrooms work so well
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Yes it did :)

So, does stropping sharpen the razor?

I just let the evidence speak for itself :shrug:

So if I understand it correctly, rust dulls the razor. Stropping will remove the rust...

Thanks X, wise giver of incontestable facts! (facts are stubborn things!)


I guess we can close the poll now that the evidence has invalidated all erroneous opinions :)

[Edit: Wait a minute,...

Well, this is my twisted reasoning:

When I shave without stropping beforehand, the razor feels dull. To me, that means it's not as sharp as it ought to be. You might say that means it's just...

Does normal, plain leather stropping keep the edge sharp? And if so, is it safe to say the strop sharpens the razor?