So the more I read the more convoluted it gets. Leather for final finish and fabric to clean the blade first. But load the fabric with a cutting agent and get that all over the blade before you hit the leather? Seems to me that a strop set should be 3 pieces. A refreshing strop of webbing, linen for cleansing and leather for final touch. But all the delux strop sets come with just 2. A fabric of some sort, lots that seem to be intended for cutting agents, and a leather of some sort. And some people put cutting agents on the leather. It's getting more and more confusing the more I try to figure it out.


I'm not interested in a beginner strop,so please don't insist. I don't like collecting things. Crap just piles up over time and I'm over that. I am paying attention to the wealth of training information and I'm confident I will be able to dial the stopping motion with no problems.I just want to get one good set up and be good to go.

It sounds to me like once you have it dialed, linen and leather after or before every shave will keep your razor in good shaving condition for months and then a refresh will be necessary. But then you're good to go again. With maybe a honing annually or less depending on how good you are at stropping.

That being the case, is it a good idea to just get a nice linen and leather set and a dedicated refreshing strop? In one of his videos Lynn shows how to use the inside of a linnen strop to paste up an refresh an edge. If this keeps razor serviceable does one need a the poly webbing strop or any other special equipment? Or is it just fun to hear the razor zip along the polypropylene? I know some people get a lot of satisfaction acquiring, using, and playing er em I mean experimenting with all the trappings of the hobby. And I get that. I have had a lot on hobbies. But what I want for me is an enjoyable shave with a sharp razor every time forever. The fewest items I can aquire to get that is all I want.

I still haven't even ordered a razor yet so I got time to figure this out. The guys at SRD are checking with Aust to see if he will make a shoulderless all bells and whistles razor for me. I have lost a few ebay auctions on SR or serviceable razors to hold me over but I'm honestly not in a hurry. Hence why I'm losing. My Braun is still going strong and will get me through. I will even keep it for emergencies,it's served me well after all.

Sorry for the long ranting question. I'm just not finding what I'm looking for searching the forums.