Thread: Do you Strop in between passes ?

I have tried it and didn't notice any difference, so it went out the way of the dodo. If your razor can't handle a full shave without needed to be stropped I think something is wrong.

Originally Posted by Ernie1980

I have tried it and didn't notice any difference, so it went out the way of the dodo. If your razor can't handle a full shave without needed to be stropped I think something is wrong.

Just playing devil's advocate but if a razor can handle a full shave without stropping why not 2 or more shaves ?
What is the magic number & why ?

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Just playing devil's advocate but if a razor can handle a full shave without stropping why not 2 or more shaves ?
What is the magic number & why ?

Any metallurgests in the crowd?

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I believe the steel & or heat treat will be a factor, which is why I said 'some' razors will benefit from a mid shave stropping.

As OCD as I am, I do not strop between passes. Yet. And, I prefer CDO to keep those letters in alphabetical order.

I have a rotation of 10 razors, I strop only after each shave is complete and then my razor is ready for the next time I use it.
I see no need to strop again before I shave. Just my 2cents

Stropping between shaves although is not harmful and can bump an edges performance, should not be necessary to get you through a shave. If you cant get through a shave without stropping that is a symptom of probably an under cooked bevel or some other incomplete honing phenomena. At least that is what I have experienced myself with having to go to the strop to finish a shave.

I struggle with the ATG pass and have tried just about everything to make it better. I tried stropping before the ATG pass and I still struggled with no noticeable difference in the edge. I have begun to use a sprayed strop with chromium oxide to bump the edge up a little. I do this about every 4th or 5th shave and its makes a very slight difference.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Just playing devil's advocate but if a razor can handle a full shave without stropping why not 2 or more shaves ?
What is the magic number & why ?

Exactly. Or put another way, if you do a one pass shave and you strop after each shave then how is that any different than stropping in between passes? Or maybe if you shave daily with a one pass multi directional shave you shouldn't need to strop for 3 shaves which would equal one 3 pass shave (give or take)?

I to use the Mastro Livi loom strop and palm strop. I usually palm strop before I shave. Unless there is some tugging I don't palm strop during the shave. Using his technique on the loom strop makes the blade sharp and smooth for a complete shave.