I haven't been able to get the best results from doing 50 or more passes on a leather strop. It's like I am not effecting the edge enough to make much difference in the shave. But if I use the webbing strop with .25 micron diamond spray on it (10 passes) and then do 20 to 30 passes on the leather that seems to work better. I've been at this for about a year. As time goes on I'm getting better results but it's slow going. When I shave now there is a more consistency in how my razor feels. Six months ago (and before that) one shave may be nice like I had a sharp razor and another would feel like the razor wasn't as sharp. More tugging on the whiskers.

For now I get the best results by using both strops between every shave. From most experienced shavers I'm doing what they do every 10 or 20 shaves. It's referred to as refurbishing the razor's edge. No stones. Just using a coarser grit strop than the bare leather and then the bare leather. I may try to shave once after just using the webbing strop and not use the leather one. From what I've read the razor should be sharp enough after the webbing but the leather add a burnishing or smoothing effect to the edge. Could be wrong.

My shaves are getting better and more consistent. I suppose I have to give credit to improvement in several aspects of shaving. Honing, stropping, technique, etc. all play a part. Also, getting a better lather, pre-shaves and all that stuff. My nicks are very infrequent now but when I do cut myself it's usually a pretty good one. And it's always from a lack of concentration, normally when I first put the razor to skin. And usually on my chin or jawbone.