Thread: Stropping After Shaving

Originally Posted by AlienEdge

I once took a razor out of the cabinet and shaved with it with out stropping first. The razor shaved great but the after shave burned. The next day I stropped the same razor and used the same after shave with no burn. I strop first now.

I once didn't strop before using, I usually do my 20-25 linen and then 50 leather, this particular morning I just hit it 30 strokes on the leather and with my most consistent razor I got the same thing , a little rough with AS. Called my hone guy asked what's going on with this linen and leather thing. Well to put it mildly he said it works! So do it. But dropping the linen did feel different , and maybe I just had a bad morning , but I do my routine every time now, and no more issues.
I will say that sometimes I do it the night before and that works too. Tv

Depending on the razor i usually strop after the shave. Mastro Livi gets 10 laps after shaving. I usually make sure I dry the razor with a paper towel, then strop. No pre-shave strop. My Aust I dry and then 15 laps on my modular English leather modular strop after shaving and 15-20 pre-shave laps.
The Mastro Livi needs almost no stropping if any. I find the modular strop from SRD enables me to strop less. Firm surface definitely makes a difference.

I always do my "main" stropping of a razor after the shave. While the alum is on my face, I give the razor 30-40 on the fabric, 60-70 on the leather. That is so that, in the morning, if for some reason I unexpectedly find myself in a hurry, I don't have to strop the razor to get a decent shave. Normally, though, I then give the blade 30 strokes on the leather right before shaving to knock the night-cooties off the edge…