I am a barber and always use disposable blades but my husband bought me a beautiful Dovo straight razor with a wooden handle and my initials engraved. LOVE IT!! I stropped it and tried it on a client. It worked great but it didn't work so great on the second client. I don't really plan to use it on my clients but my question is, do you need to strop it each time you shave or did I just not get it sharp enough the first time?