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11-25-2009, 11:24 PM #1
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11-25-2009, 11:47 PM #2
Benjamin Franklin once said, "The older I get the less inclined I am to trust my own judgement". That being said, I think the hot water in your fawcet that you rinse your razor in ,will be hotter than you could ever get the strop. Mack
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11-26-2009, 12:03 AM #3
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11-26-2009, 01:25 AM #4
I think Edge is very thin that is why user can great enough heat while stropping and that heat will change temper of the edge. Of course effect of it will not know right away but after couple of weeks.
To test this someone has to have same blade sharpened with same person in similar sharpness
strop first blade 100 times before every shave
Next one only 30 times
and see which edge will last longer.
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11-26-2009, 01:34 AM #5
I volunteer ! I have two Boker razors almost identical that I will work with for a month. Then I will let you know. Mack
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11-26-2009, 01:49 AM #6
It will be very interesting to see how this turns out. I would think that if you've got a decent strop and technique, that it would be virtually impossible to harm a razor's edge by stropping because of the strop's lack of significant abrasion. True, there is microscopic abrasion, but it seems to me that would only increase the blade's sharpness up to the point beyond which it could get no sharper. Admittedly, you might round off the blade's bevel which would create problems with honing, but the blade would still be extremely sharp when coming off the strop. But, I freely admit that I don't know what I'm talking about!
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11-26-2009, 04:02 AM #7
I am a little confused. I strop fairly quickly and I use some pressure when stropping. I strop on linen about 20 to 50 passes then on leather about 50 to 100 passes (usually my IRSC# 361) and my edges last a loooonnng time. I stopped keeping track of how long after more than 100 shaves. that was a while back.
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11-26-2009, 04:34 AM #8
That's just cuz you're so delicate Mark
Seriously tho, I have the same experience. I think excess pressure & poor quality surface is the biggest killer of edges.“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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11-26-2009, 01:48 AM #9
Testing makes sense.
Assigning an underlying cause may not make sense.
If I was going to speculate -- there are two primary things going on
with a basic strop.
- reshaping the edge (pulling it straight)
- work hardening the edge
As thin as the edge is and based on comments about the
importance of "pull" on a strop reshaping is important.
And explains to me why a retouch with a strop just works.
Work hardening is harder to make a case for but once the
edge is pulled straight the minor flexing associated with
a continued light stropping will work harden the thin edge.
I also know that work hardening is a big effect in terms
of hardness up to a point. This work hardening effect will
max out. If the strop is overdone and the touch is not light
enough the thinner than a hair edge will fail.