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Thread: Strop for stainless steel?
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10-23-2015, 02:55 PM #1
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Thanked: 0Strop for stainless steel?
I am new here and new to straight razors. I say that to say sorry if this has been asked before or if I put it in the wrong place. I like the idea of a stainless steel blade but read somewhere that you can not strop a ss blade. If this is the case do you have to hone it more often? I guess even more important is this even true? Thanks and hope to learn a lot from everyone on here.
Last edited by cbarker777; 10-23-2015 at 03:04 PM.
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10-23-2015, 03:05 PM #2
Yes you can strop it, but remember the stainless version of razors doesn't mean it won't rust, still need to care for it like you do for your carbon razors
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10-23-2015, 03:06 PM #3
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The myths about SS razors are strong and are hard to break
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10-23-2015, 03:07 PM #4
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10-23-2015, 03:19 PM #5
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Thanked: 3795I had never heard of this belief that stainless blades cannot be stropped. Could anyone please tell me the logic (flawed as it is) behind this claim?
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10-23-2015, 03:19 PM #6
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Thanked: 3228As above, I strop my stainless steel razors just like my carbon steel ones. Yes, stainless steel will oxidize/rust but at a very much slower rate than carbon steel razors. That makes them a little more forgiving of poor maintenance but you will eventually get staining and discolouration. I have yet to see a badly pitted stainless steel razor but no doubt they may be out there somewhere.
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10-23-2015, 05:03 PM #7
I thought you didn't have to hone stainless? It just stayed shave ready for all of eternity.
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10-23-2015, 05:06 PM #8
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10-23-2015, 05:25 PM #9
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10-24-2015, 02:55 AM #10