Thread: Too much stropping?

You'll know when you've stropped too much.. you'll lose focus and your strop will get a nice little (or big) slice in it. Other then that practice away!

Originally Posted by DaveW

I have probably pushed an edge to 200 shaves using just linen and leather, and it was by no means dull when I used the razor to test a hone for a friend. The linen has to be a real linen, though. I've not had the same luck with any modern linen that doesn't have abrasive on it.

I'm convinced that someone who was skilled with a good vintage non-abrasive linen could shave for several decades with a razor without it looking much different. I have too many razors to ever be able to put that to the test, though.

+1...I'm with Dave. Good (Real) Linen is a must!

Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

+1...I'm with Dave. Good (Real) Linen is a must!

Is that a big daddy on the far right? 1st picture?

Yeah...it's the only non-vintage strop I have. I like the felt strop for use after I shave to dry the edge off real good....otherwise I seldom use it.

I stropped a razor 3000 times over the course of a week, just as an experiment. When I shaved with it, it felt completely normal. All the extra stropping did not harm the blade..but did not make it any better either.