Thread: Linen "Leveling Effect"

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Okay, but are you talking about a freshly or recently honed razor, or one that has completed a couple dozen shaves? Have you tried consistently shaving without stropping?
Yes to all the above,fresh off the stone and two dozen shaves in.Every three shaves the blade starts to pull.Just like a mach 3 gets dull.At that point I strop on a paddle to bring the edge back in line.Maybe my beard is lighter than yours,all I know is that it works for me.

I understand that YMMV, but I'm curious as to why you would skip on the stropping on a semi-regular basis.....

Tha mach 3 worked for several shaves before it pulled.I don't see why a straight can't go 3 shaves before needing the edge realigned.

I should also add that this is how my grandad did it.