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02-09-2016, 01:00 AM #1
Stroping after shave bad?
I feel like I've heard different info on stroping after a shave. I've heard you shouldn't strope until 24 hours after a shave. That ur edge is moving, any truth to this?
I do it before a shave but wanted to touch up a couple hours later and wasn't sure if that would hurt anything.
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02-09-2016, 01:15 AM #2
I strop 10 on cloth and 25 on leather, just to make sure the edge is clean and drying. Than I strop a lot more before a shave.
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02-09-2016, 01:18 AM #3
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02-09-2016, 01:49 AM #4
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02-09-2016, 03:22 AM #5
Stroping after the shave dries the edge & help keep it from rusting,,, then coat in mineral oil with a Q-Tip,,,, before next shave,,, wipe mineral oil off , strop again & shave.
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02-10-2016, 08:02 AM #6
Most barbers use and strop the same razor all day every day.
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02-10-2016, 08:20 AM #7
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Thanked: 580Like Hirlau said, stropping after a shave removes any gunk or water remaining on the edge of the blade after a shave. Definitely worth doing to preserve edge after a shave.
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02-10-2016, 10:37 AM #8
Gentlemen,
I strop 10 strokes on linen and 10 on leather to insure the razor is dry; the I add Camellia oil on the blade and place the razor in the rack.
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02-21-2016, 02:01 AM #9
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02-27-2016, 02:08 PM #10
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Thanked: 270I strop 30 linen, 60 leather both before and after the shave. I tried eliminating the post shave stopping and the edge wasn't as good.
What I think is that after we learn we develop.our own unique method of stropping, lathering, shaving, and honing. To me that's why people get optimum results doing different things. It's our unique combination of ďoing things. One person may strop less but add more water to his soap to make the razor glide more over his face, for instance.
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