Thread: how soon is too soon to strop?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Stropping should take no more than about a minute of your time.

A minute?! It takes me much longer than that, I get too nervous when I go too fast. I also do 60/40/40 on Linen/Latigo/Horsehide

Julian, I would do some serious stropping the night before, and then just a few pre-shave strokes in the morning. Let us know how it goes!

EDIT: Forgot to read to the bottom of the thread nevermind

Personally, I agree that stropping shouldn't be more than a quick job before each shave, say for a minute or so. If a blade needs heavy stropping, I tend to think it's time to hone it.

FWIW, I've seen the longevity of my edges go waaaayyyy up doing 50x50 or so instead of 20x40 like before. That & a few passes after drying the blade off to make sure it's dry before putting it away. Not sure exactly why. Probably better prevention/removal of micro-corrosion, methinks.