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08-15-2013, 12:55 PM #1Senior Member
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stropping between passes
do u guys strop your razor between passes?? i usually do two passes when i shave but have never stropped between passes. Does it do anything to the quality of the shave??
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08-15-2013, 01:01 PM #2Senior Member
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Might depend on how hard the steel is. I haven't tried it though. You could always experiment and find out if you notice any difference.
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08-15-2013, 01:03 PM #3Silky Smooth
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Hi Airportcopper,
I rarely strop between passes, but when I have the shave was a bit more comfortable. It added a little luxury to the shave, so was a good thing, I think.
If I remember right, the 1905 booklet, "Shaving Made Easy" recommended stropping between passes.
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JeffLast edited by JeffR; 08-15-2013 at 01:06 PM.
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08-15-2013, 02:34 PM #4Senior Member
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Sometimes I will strop 20 laps or so before my ATG pass but honestly I'm really not noticing an improvement. I didn't really need an improvement. Like many here I am fanatical about keeping my razors extremely keen though so that is probably why. If I let the edges degrade a bit my suspicion is that stropping in between passes would then become more effective and its utility more noticeable.
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08-15-2013, 02:40 PM #5Senior Member
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I strop inbetwin first and second pass when im using a razor with softer steel.
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08-15-2013, 03:25 PM #6
You shouldn't have to if the razor is proper sharp no matter how soft the steel is. (I'm talking quality steel here).
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08-15-2013, 03:40 PM #7(John Ayers in SRP Facebook Group)
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I haven't. I have changed razors a couple of times, though, when it was clear that it wasn't shave ready.
Originally Posted by Airportcopper
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08-15-2013, 07:41 PM #8Senior Member
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If any razor I owned needed stropping in between passes, well I think you may find it in the scrap tray waiting for the recycle cart.
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08-17-2013, 07:49 AM #9Truth is weirder than any fiction..
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I have heard from good authority that most, if not all, Japanese razors actually do require stropping between passes. Rather than see them on the roadside, best you send them to me, i don't mind the extra inconvenience. Originally Posted by celticcrusader
But seriously, i have never felt the need to do that, each to their own though.celticcrusader likes this.Into this house we're born, into this world we're thrown ~ Jim Morrison
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08-17-2013, 12:13 PM #10< Banned User >
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I beieve an edge should never have to be stropped mid shave, and my gut feeling is the blade could use some rock love(honing) but anyway everybody has their own way. I may be totally wrong but if thats what floats your boat, then do it. I strop like 24 hours before the shave! It dries and coats the blade with oil.
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