Thread: Do you strop before ATG?

Originally Posted by chee16

so i can do an ATG but it is sometimes a little too much and the weepers come in. so i remembered someone posting that they have a heavy beard, so they tend to strop again before doing the ATG pass. so i tried it last night and it did make a difference (not that i was all that surprised). i don't consider my beard to be heavy, but apparently i was wrong.

It makes more of a difference with softer steels like some Sheffields have, and also if you use a very steep angle it makes a difference. I used to do this, but don't bother anymore, partly because I rarely use my Sheffields nowadays, and partly because I get better more comfortable shaves if I use a much lower angle - I usually keep the spine just off my skin, and I find the edges don't get beat up as much.