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    I use the 20-30-40 method....

    20 Linen
    30 Red Latigo
    40 Horsehide

    When I am done shaving I give it 10 on the linen and put her away
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    30 TM Linen
    30 SRD Latigo
    30 TM Steerhide

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    40/60 on linen/leather before shaving, 30 or 40 on leather after.

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    After honing 30/70 (linen/leather)
    Before shaving 30/70 (even if the post honing stropping was just the night before)
    After shaving 10/10....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    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.
    pretty much, I strop until the razor no longer has any draw on linen - once it feels like its removed all the stray fragments of steel at the edge - then 60 on leather

    as mentioned above getting rid of the beejeebers

    regards Alex

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    Interesting, I never noticed that you can feel the removal of the stray fragments on the linen. But I will in the future pay closer attention while doing so. My routine is nothing special. I have read what everyone else here said, and some point or another I have varied my routine; sometimes to my detriment, at other times, it seemed to make little difference. About the only change I've made as of late, is the removal of the pasted linen strop in my routine. Instead, I just do maybe b/w 5 & 10 passes on pasted leather, then maybe 20-30 on the linen. Then I aim for about 50 on my leather. Then I do another 50 before I shave with the razor for a total of 100 lashes.

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    I do 40 on the felt, 60 on leather,
    THEN at mid/shave another 20/20
    then after the shave another 20/20
    seems fairly effective, for me at least.
    tinkersd.

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    after honing 10 felt with CrOx, 30 premium cotton, 80 Horse Butt
    Daily 30/60 cotton then horse butt
    post shave 25 horse butt

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    20 laps on my SRD paddle (leather) before each shave works great for me.My new pro honed razor needed 10 laps on the green pasted rough leather and another 20 on the smooth side before it shaved right.

    I'll never trust "shave ready" again.
    Last edited by Edwardd; 03-23-2012 at 10:41 AM.

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    I've bought a couple razors in my time, particularly from members here and occasionally from the RazorEmporium. Those guys at the emporium advertise their razors as NOT shave ready which, is fine with me, as you know what you're getting. In fact, the razors I've bought from them seem to come with the bevel set and just a little needed honing and some time on the paste and the leather and they're good to go. All things considered, I have been very happy with all my purchases from those guys. One razor I bought from a member at this site named Doughboy (something or other) was advertised as shave ready and I can attest to his (or her, you never know) honing ability and his word. It was just as sharp and pleasant a shaving tool as any in my collection. So, it all depends on the seller. I for one, do believe that [most] all the sellers at this site are honest and, most importantly, knowledgeable amateur hone-meisters.

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