Quote Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider View Post
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...
Well, Carl... I'm afraid of things I don't understand, so before my razor starts to grow on me I strop it down after my shave... I can hear it squeeking so I hit it a couple of times on my 8k norton.

Before I pick it up again - the next day - I smack it down on the felt for 20 strokes... then give it 30 on the leather... shave with it... then give it 30 on the felt before it grows.

We have to stay vigilant... before our blades grow out of our control...

Man... this is like too much work...

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