Question for users of Lapping Film

[jgkeegan]

After using lapping film, say the green with the paper underneath, do you strop before shaving or shave directly off the last pass on the film?

 

[ouch]

No matter what you use to hone, I can't imagine shaving without stropping first.

 

[Bendragon]

Always strop, before a shave and after one too

 

[Doc226]

I have tried to shave off the JNAT, it was OK. After stropping it was better.

 

[Obiwan]

Another vote for always stropping.

 

[Seraphim]

Stropping improves the already awesome film edge.

 

[gash]

 

[Woodash]

I never use flim before I strop.

 

[jcborr00]

Always strop after honing.

 

[paco664]

STROP... in the name of love.... before you break my heart....

 

[jgkeegan]

So far, everyone here says STROP, which is what I thought when I initially posted my question.

However, I have heard several times something along these lines, "Shave with it is is. Do nothing; not even strop."

Hmmmm.

A related question. When? Strop immediately after a shave so the razor is ready for next time; strop immediately before shaving and let your lather soak in?

Both?

--james
--who is lusting for one of Seraphim's creations...

 

[paco664]

So far, everyone here says STROP, which is what I thought when I initially posted my question.

However, I have heard several times something along these lines, "Shave with it is is. Do nothing; not even strop."

Hmmmm.

A related question. When? Strop immediately after a shave so the razor is ready for next time; strop immediately before shaving and let your lather soak in?

Both?

--james
--who is lusting for one of Seraphim's creations...

both... after the shave and before the next....

stropping is good....

 

[Bendragon]

I strop twice
Once after the shave in order to really clean and dry the edge - 10- 20 odd
Once before I shave in order to make the edge "true" and fix any issues - Double that.

 

[kirk 988]

Stropping improves the already awesome film edge.

sorry is that a joke ?
no Mojo in that edge
its shaves well but its boring with Mojo a big problem some film/satans paper users have

 

[ouch]

So far, everyone here says STROP, which is what I thought when I initially posted my question.

However, I have heard several times something along these lines, "Shave with it is is. Do nothing; not even strop."

I think the only time that's a legitimate request is if someone sends you a newly honed and stropped razor and wants to make sure you don't roll his edge by stropping poorly.

In all other cases, strop.

 

[Obiwan]

I think the only time that's a legitimate request is if someone sends you a newly honed and stropped razor and wants to make sure you don't roll his edge by stropping poorly.

In all other cases, strop.

Very good point.

 

[Seraphim]

sorry is that a joke ?
no Mojo in that edge
its shaves well but its boring with Mojo a big problem some film/satans paper users have

Some may have a mojo problem. I do not.

I have so much naturally occurring mojo that if additional mojo were acquired via a different honing regime it would reach critical mass.

 

[ouch]

Very good point.

 

[Fish Slayer]

So far, everyone here says STROP, which is what I thought when I initially posted my question.

However, I have heard several times something along these lines, "Shave with it is is. Do nothing; not even strop."

Hmmmm.


I am very new at straights, but I am reading a lot. I understand that some people recommend shaving off a honed edge without stropping as an aid to refine one’s honing techniques. You can test the quality of the honed edge without altering it (or improving it) with the strop. This would be for one “test shave” only. If you are happy with the as honed edge, then strop it and get that much closer to shaving nirvana. If not then go back to the hones.

Tom G

 

[Doc226]

So far, everyone here says STROP, which is what I thought when I initially posted my question.

However, I have heard several times something along these lines, "Shave with it is is. Do nothing; not even strop."

Hmmmm.


I am very new at straights, but I am reading a lot. I understand that some people recommend shaving off a honed edge without stropping as an aid to refine one’s honing techniques. You can test the quality of the honed edge without altering it (or improving it) with the strop. This would be for one “test shave” only. If you are happy with the as honed edge, then strop it and get that much closer to shaving nirvana. If not then go back to the hones.

Tom G

I have tried shaving off a JNAT without stropping, it can be done, but why. I use the HHT off the stones, I usually can get a HHT 3 straight off the stones, that is brought up to a 4 or 5 after stropping. If I get the HHT 3 then no need to "test it" with a shave and potentially suffer a mediocre shave.