Quote Originally Posted by nessmuck View Post
I always strop 50 linen and 100 leather before EVERY SHAVE just to give myself the sharpest,smoothest shave i can get!!
I concur with the above post. Stropping only polishes that fine edge, but what a difference a polish can make. I find myself stropping once again before that final touchup pass. And then back to the strop before putting said razor to rest for the week. If done properly- IMO, stropping can't hurt the blade, but can only improve that fine edge.YMMV. Roll the edge and that's a whole different story. That post by that man you read may have some gnarwly tough skin, I don't know. I say strop away.