Originally Posted by
mrsell63
It seems to me that in order to make an exact determination as to how many round trips on the strop is enough, one would have to lather up and, with a shave ready blade, do 5 round trips on the strop and make one shaving stroke on one's face.
Then do 5 more round trips on the strop, and make one more shaving stroke on one's face, then repeat this madness until one is satisfied that one has discovered the precise number of round trips on the strop necessary for achieving the optimum shaving edge via the strop.
I am personally down to 25 round trips on linen as well as leather. I was doing as many as 150 - 200 round trips on occasion and have since decided that fewer is better, However after almost 45 years of stropping, I still don't have the correct solution nailed down. That's why I am here reading this thread. Thanks for posting........
Jerry