Thread: What is your favorite stropping regiment?

Originally Posted by Jimbo

My stropping strategy could best be described as "the living heck out of..." on kangaroo. Also known as the "beejeebers". As in, strop the living beejeebers out of ... . Stop when the beejeebers are no longer present.

James.

A man than knows what he's doing!

I was asked once how I could stand to do 200 strokes on a strop. Its easy, I replied. Start w/ 300 and relax a bit.

Off the stones, I'll typically do 100 linen, 100 latigo or Ill 361, then 100 on either SRDp1 or vintage shell. When I test more than one edge in a day, 1400 strokes for the day is common.

For daily, I'll do 60 linen, 100 latigo, 100 SRDp1 before shave. After, about 30/50/50. I don't need to touch-up very much at all.

I do 30 passes on the canvas and 60 to 80 passes on the leather.

In my opinion shaving is not only a physical thing but also a psychological thing. So if you think more passes gives a better result, than it will give you a better shave.

30 laps on linen, 60 laps on leather.

Another consideration might concern the hardness of the steel. At one time I had one of those very ancient Acier Fondu razors. And man-o-man was that steel soft. I could shave with it, in fact, it was a fairly comfortable shave, but not exactly a killer shaver. You could practically remove the steel by rubbing your thumb over the blade (not really, but you get my meaning). I'd heard that the TI razors have a Rockwell of around 65 - making it one of the hardest steel razors in town. Interested to know how those guys shape up their blades. Anyone?

On a daily basis, I do roughly 30-50 or so on SRD webbing and then 30-50 or so on SRD Premium 1.

Directly off the hones, however, I strop the "living daylights" out of my razors (200+ on webbing then +/- 100 on the leather). I've found the extra stropping directly off the hones helps. YMMV

50 on leather before shave, and 25 on leather after the shave.

10 on leather. Don't worry, over 5 or so days it adds up. Shave gently enough and you aren't in need of any corrective action.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

My stropping strategy could best be described as "the living heck out of..." on kangaroo. Also known as the "beejeebers". As in, strop the living beejeebers out of ... . Stop when the beejeebers are no longer present.

James.

As my grandfather always said, "The only good bejeeber is a stropped bejeeber!".

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I aim to do 50 on my SRD EB, but I usually get bored by 35.

HAHAHA thats me too!! i AIM for 25/50 but sometime will do 20/40 or even 15/30~35

Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker

HAHAHA thats me too!! i AIM for 25/50 but sometime will do 20/40 or even 15/30~35

X3

1-1 2- 2 3-3 4-4 mmmm, You know I really ought to change the oil in my truck, mmm where was I? Oh well, that is enough!

Tim