Originally Posted by
AFDavis11
Yes, your right, but with proper stropping a dull or even a not so sharp razor can be aligned with proper stropping. This takes feel and experience. The razor begins to build draw as the edge becomes sharper/smoother. Its something you need to feel and experience, its hard to explain to someone whose never done it. Most dull edges don't actually need to go to a hone constantly, you can actually learn to increase the draw and thereby the edge results using only a strop. Watch closely as the razor seems to get sticky against the strop as he progresses. With light stropping you get the edge "wetted" and with some pressure the entire bevel smoothes out and the draw increases. Fortunately, most guys shave with just the edge. But if your one of these guys that strops mid shave a lot you may want to practice getting more draw out, it helps a little. Where it really becomes helpful is when you shave with a duller razor and you want it to shave really smooth without bothering on the hone. For beginners though, chasing a dull razor with increasing draw techniques isn't advisable, you can roll the edge easily, and honing is pretty easy.