Originally Posted by
carlmaloschneider
I strop 10/10 (linen/leather) after shaving. I never used to, but then I read about it here and decided to give it a whirl. As far as I could tell, the razor certainly looked cleaner after I did this. I always dry it (wipe it on a towel) of course before doing so. Then after stropping I always wipe it down with Eucalyptus oil. I guess, technically, there's a pay off between a clean and dry strop and a clean and dry razor. I'd go for the clean and dry razor; I can replace my strop pretty easily, but I'd find it hard to part with any of my razors, they each mean more to me than my strop...
I find stropping in the morning (30/70) gives time for my shave cream or soap to 'soak in' and I like having to force myself to fully concentrate on this task; it's a meditative thing...