Thread: to all stroppers

Stropping does give one a better quality shave but, if you don't have to strop a DE before every shave why can't you at least go a few days?

Try and drag a disposable cartridge across your face ATG after 2-3 shaves and you'll see it's nowhere near as sharp as it was out of the box.

The vast majority of people use disposable cartridge razors for a simple once over WTG pass. Even a slightly dull blade will still manage a half decent WTG pass and thus people use them for a week + before they start to notice that the bade is going dull... but by that point the blade is REALLY dull compared to a properly maintained straight.

I have seen a video somewhere of a device that is used to strop the blade in a DE, although most just throw them away after a few uses.

Besides stropping lets work on this for "slicker" hehehe



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Originally Posted by Rookie1

What's your point. I like to hone and strop my razors. The question is why doesn't the razor hold the edge for a week like a DE

You can answer each post seperately like this!!!!

Originally Posted by Rookie1

I agree you do get a better shave but why doesn't the edge last longer?

Originally Posted by Rookie1

Stropping does give one a better quality shave but, if you don't have to strop a DE before every shave why can't you at least go a few days?

Originally Posted by Rookie1

This seems to explain it. Straight razors are not coated and therefore do need to be stropped to maintain their slickness.
Thanks.
Rookie 1

That my friend is a muti quote so that way everyone can figure out who you were answering

I dont know if it has been covered yet but a razor edge will corrode and loose comfort pretty fast if its not cleaned and refreshed on a strop

A disposable dont need to be possible to shapened the traditional way sinse its discarded when the factory edge is dulled
That may allow for higher stain resistent steel being used

just a thought

Originally Posted by jeffegg2

To get the best possible shave...

You also don't dispose of a straight razor blade... Do you really have to toss that DE blade? Can't you just keep shaving with it forever??

What's your point. I like to hone and strop my razors. The question is why doesn't the razor hold the edge for a week like a DE

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You know Lee/Hoglahoo and I had a great discussion on this and here was the conclusion after a ton of the science stuff..

DE and Disposables use special coatings to make the blades "Slicker" ... On a Straight we do know for sure, besides all the scientific stuff that we believe, that stropping the razor burnishes, and polishes, the edge, making it "Slicker" and if not for any other reason, I am good with just that one

"Strop away Marelle, Marelle, strop away"


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