Thread: Stropping Preferrences

30-40 on leather, before the shave, face lathered and ready.
Dry w/cotton towel
Don't have a problem with water between the scales, but still blow some air thru them.
Wipe with microfiber cloth.
30-40 on leather.
Then goes into a flower frog, slightly opened.
A day in the frog, and back with the gang.

What's a flower frog..?!

Let razor completely dry and usually strop in the evening the day of the shave
35 on linen ~ 65 on leather
Put the razor away and it's good to go for the next time.

Pete <:-}

Wow, lots of variations. Personally it depends on what I've done with the razor recently. If it's one that's been honed for a while I'll usually hit CrOx pasted cloth for 10-20, flax linen for 10-20, suede side for 20-30 then smooth side for 100. If it is freshly honed I'll skip one or all before smooth side depending on how fresh.
After shaving, dry hands first on towel then razor on completely dry towel then toilet paper between scales below and above pivot then dry blade with it. Then I'll strop 20 laps on suede side and put in barber box for the night

The barber box is where the regular rotation lives but i try to leave one space open for drying. I figure (rightly or wrongly) that the wood helps to dry out any residual moisture.

Edit:
If there is a box for them I sometimes put them in the box but I have quit doing that so much with ones I use a lot because taking them in and out of the box wears the box out sooner.

20 linen, 80 leather, shave. Dry with bathroom tissue and a cotton towel. 20 linen, 80 leather, then the Frog sitting as Outback does. I put it away when I use the next one and I need to put another razor in the frog. My frog is Orange. So its faster. LOL