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MaritimeFanatic Duration of a stropped edge 02-25-2011, 01:46 PM
Utopian I strop before every shave,... 02-25-2011, 02:29 PM
MaritimeFanatic I was thinking about making a... 02-25-2011, 02:59 PM
simpleman I think it would. YOu can... 02-25-2011, 03:52 PM
ScottGoodman With the salty air, it's... 02-25-2011, 03:53 PM
Gibbs You have a belt? Before I... 02-26-2011, 05:40 AM
riooso I have a shaving kit that I... 02-26-2011, 06:05 AM
cpcohen1945 You can 'rest' a stropped... 02-26-2011, 06:58 AM
MaritimeFanatic Thanks for all the responses.... 02-26-2011, 01:50 PM
Kentos DEs are boring to shave with... 02-28-2011, 07:53 AM
mrsell63 My advice is to take two or... 03-01-2011, 06:46 AM
mrbison Sounds like a good science... 03-01-2011, 07:42 AM
Sailor Well here's another who works... 03-01-2011, 02:33 PM
Jeltz Sacrilege I know but I'd take... 03-01-2011, 04:13 PM
ScottGoodman OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!:chop: 03-01-2011, 05:26 PM
MaritimeFanatic Nice to see a fellow merchant... 03-01-2011, 05:45 PM
hoglahoo Take a straight razor and a... 03-01-2011, 05:47 PM
sinnfein i feel you on that. i usually... 03-02-2011, 11:30 PM
  1. 02-26-2011, 06:58 AM #8
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    You can 'rest' a stropped blade forever -- no loss of sharpness. But I'd be really worried about corrosion (I assume you're in salt water). High-carbon steel rusts easily, and a freshly-honed edge is really vulnerable.

    Maybe oiling the blades would be enough to keep the rust away.

    If I were in your situation, I'd either carry a strop, or take up DE shaving with stainless-steel blades.

    Charles

    PS -- The Poor MAn's Strop at www.whippeddog.com is adequate, and rolls up fairly small. It's a good travel strop, IMHO.
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