Quote Originally Posted by chem_fun View Post
you can strop on your hand in a pinch? Does it really realign the micro teeth?
Somewhere on the internet I saw some raw, unedited film shot in a marketplace somewhere in Niger. One of the scenes was of a curbside barber shaving a customer's head with a straight razor. He would strop the razor on the fleshy, outside part of his hand and sometimes he would strop across the web of his hand along his thumb and forefinger. There was no audio so I don't know whether there were any screams of pain coming from the customer.

I always strop the heel of my hand when I finish on the leather. I don't know if it actually improves the shave, but hey - it can't hurt.

Regards - Walt