Quote Originally Posted by Ryan82 View Post

2. When you use pastes you're out of the realm of stropping and into the realm of honing. I respect Glen's experiments and opinion and I'm not calling the shaving comfort factor into question. But when this question comes up I do question the amount of metal being removed by using pastes every shave. If you use the same razor every day and strop on pastes 40 times every shave I guarantee you'll see some metal removed over 365 days. It might seem negligible but give it years or decades and the lifespan of that razor will be reduced.
Actually, I guess some people who have a lot of experience here believe that the .1 Micron paste does not remove enough steel to shorten the lifespan of a razor as it is so small it is negligible. My opinion is that everyone here is just giving an educated guess but I will let you know in about 40 years if my Dovo has been affected at all.