Quote Originally Posted by CatMan View Post
Whenever the blade has collected its max amount of lather I rinse (only the blade!), and I do not shake off drops of water in the sink(!!!), then wipe it with a towel, staying about 1 mm away from the edge. First, I don't want lather accumulating in my towel, therefore I rinse. Second, I don't want water sneaking towards tang and scales, therefore I wipe. At the end of the shave I finish with 20 round trips on the strop to make sure the edge is dry as well. None of my razors received any oil treatment, and yet, all of them are spotless.
same here, but without the stropping. Do you strop on the leather?
Afterwards I wipe the blade with some toiletpaper.