Originally Posted by
ShavedZombie
I strop before my shave, during my shave (sometimes) and after my shave... And between shaves for fun
Never any problems... General thought is that before shaving stropping aligns the edge for smoother passes, and after shaving the stropping (especially the fabric strops) clears microscopic gunk out of the edge's "teeth" and dries the edge, so there's no micro-corosion.
I'm also fairly OCD about it... My bottom line: As long as your technique is solid, strop away!
cheers,
Jeremy