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    i do 200 laps pre shave. 50 linen, 50 cotton, 50 TM Bridle, 50 TM Steer. Just cuz i have those strops.

    No my last shave was done with a razor I honed myself (first hone job) and i bet i stropped that thing 1000 times on leather as everytime i went into the bedroom i grabbed it and stropped it. The shave was dang fine for my first hone job, so i am guessing all that stropping didnt make the edge worse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by erictski View Post
    i do 200 laps pre shave. 50 linen, 50 cotton, 50 TM Bridle, 50 TM Steer. Just cuz i have those strops.

    No my last shave was done with a razor I honed myself (first hone job) and i bet i stropped that thing 1000 times on leather as everytime i went into the bedroom i grabbed it and stropped it. The shave was dang fine for my first hone job, so i am guessing all that stropping didnt make the edge worse.
    200 laps pre shave = no date scheduled for the night.

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    I suspect that stropping on a shave ready edge will eventually reach a point of diminishing returns, i.e. a lot more stropping done perfectly will eventually show little or no greater edge improvement. Some knife hobbyists believe that an unusually high number of strokes can be counter productive because there is unlikely to be a greater edge improvement, but a significantly increased risk of spoiling the edge following a slightly inept stroke. This is especially so on high grit finishing stones.

    As my shaving skills improved, i became able to discern differences regarding how I was stropping and shave quality, which improved my stropping skills. I currently do about 60 on linen and 60 on latigo (TM unpasted strop) after shaving. I do another 60 on latigo immediately before shaving. I wipe my blade and strop to remove any dirt that could possibly adversely impact the stropping. I rewipe if anything starts to feel wrong during stropping.

    I use pasted strops when stropping on linen and latigo seems to be losing its effectiveness. A few strokes on the 0.5 um diamond pasted strop will usually bring back my edge.

    I can recall at least one honemeister who advises against stropping after shaving reporting that the steel needs to relax for a few hours before stropping. I cannot discern any difference and hope that I may someday have a level of skill that would allow me to achieve and possibly benefit from such a difference, if it really exists and is not some form of placebo effect. I would rather maintain my blades immediately after shaving thereby possibly reducing the risk of corrosion damage. There are so many uncontrollable variables at play, I cannot argue against what may work for someone else, especially someone with far greater skill and experience.
    Last edited by sheajohnw; 10-25-2012 at 09:56 PM.
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    One cannot strop too much.
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    I do 30 on the linen & 60 on the leather. I don't see the need to do any more than 60, because by 60 I'm ready to get on with my shave.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hirlau View Post
    200 laps pre shave = no date scheduled for the night.
    Im married so dates are out of the question anyway...

    but really to do 75 laps(25/50) or 200 laps...takes maybe 2 minutes longer so hey why not.

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    My name is MapleLeafAlumnus, and I'm a stropaholic...
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    Next time someone asks why I spend so much time in the can, I am simply gonna say, "I was stropping my Dorko"


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    Quote Originally Posted by unit View Post
    Next time someone asks why I spend so much time in the can, I am simply gonna say, "I was stropping my Dorko"

    I have two Dorko's. I have to strop them both at the same time or they get jealous of each other.
    I dream of a world where a chicken can cross a road without having it's motives questioned.

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    Stropanonymous members sound off!
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