Originally Posted by
ForestryProf
I guess I'm guilty of stropping on my thumb every morning. I clean the shaving cream off of the blade with a stropping motion across my thumb rather than rinsing it under the tap. I truely do not know if this helps to keep the edge in tune, but I can say that I've never felt the need to do any mid-shave stropping as is often recommended by some of our members. I can also say that I've never taken a bite out of my thumb with the razor (although now that I've said it, I am almost assured that it will bite me tomorrow).
Just another data point,
Ed