Originally Posted by
JeffR
Augustagj,
A good rule of thumb is to strop when the shave isn't as comfortable as you'd like, be that every shave or after several shaves. I like to strop before every shave but sometimes go three or four shaves without stropping. The edge does recover a bit between shaves, and often I'll just straighten the edge by rubbing the ball of my thumb over it or give a couple of passes across my palm (which is actually stropping, I suppose). A caveat: don't do either of those things unless you are very experienced with a straight razor. The point in all this is that not stropping every day will not necessarily damage your razor.
Best Regards,
Jeff