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FINALLY...true trade secrets!!!

I'll try swapping out my Batman pjs but I've had such good luck with the "Stones" Satisfaction that I'm reluctant to give that up. :D

OK, I'm gonna bite on just one more of these "it's either your ability or your equipment" posts and then I'm not responding to anything other than my ORIGINAL question of does it help to strop before...

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I've gotten spoiled since I've finally figured out how to hone so

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Excuse me for not having a large enough collection and soft enough beard that I can pass one on to my grandchildren before it needs sharpening.

With a well used razor it's not uncommon for me to strop 3 times during a shave. If stropping doesn't improve the shave I switch razors.

I have already done that test and it seems to take less...

Perhaps I should have clarified this a little. I've gotten spoiled since I've finally figured out how to hone so it's not uncommon for me to quit using a razor that's not doing the job in the middle...

Running a razor across my chin is very similar to running it over a wire brush.

Unless the razor is so dull it would benefit from resetting the bevel I feel a stropping lines up the blade so when...

I would like to find out what others are doing to the razor (if anything) before honing. Is it productive to strop it first or is this a waste of time? So far my prep has been to just make sure the...