Thread: Forgot to strop

Originally Posted by fdennis

I try not to forget, but sometimes I do, and I can tell. I strop before and after shaving, but only occasionally on the linen side, and I'm sure that stropping improves the edge. In fact, after I hone my razor, the second and third shaves are always (mostly) better than the first. Has anyone ever figured out (in a scientific way) the value of stropping on the linen side?..

No idea about the linen strop? I've been straight shaving for about 3 months never used a linen strop. Just my leather strop and on the occasional day i forget to strop completely but i think its ok as my general pattern is to strop about 30 times before and after a shave so i guess if i do forget to strop before a shave I'm good to go any way.

I usually strop between shaves, but occasionally I do not. But if my face requests the blade to be stropped right then and right there, I always oblige