For those that haven't been following this I will be shaving with two alternating razors for the next 30 days or so, one stropping before shaving and the other after as well as before to see if there is any difference in how stropping affects the razors and shaving.

Well here's the particulars. I will be using two TI SRP razors #38 and 39. 38 has had light use and 39 is out of the box. I spent this afternoon honing both razors to perfection and they appear to equally pass all tests and under magnification appear similar. I start Monday morning with 38 getting the before and after honing and 39 getting just the before honing. They will both be stropped on a DD #50 Horsehide strop with 6 passes on the linen and 30 passes on the leather. Each razor will get one days rest between shaves. Shave prep, brush, cream etc will be the same with both razors as will be the time I shave each day.

I'll post weekly updates here and initially give it 30 days with possibly extending it as I go depending on what happens.I understand someone else is doing a similar experiment with a couple of TIs. If anyone has any comments or suggestions feel free to point them out.