Who hand strops? I just saw on one post here what it actually is, and was wondering if many people do that with their DE or SE blades
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Who hand strops?
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A friend of mine who's on here does this regularly with DE blades, but I've never done it.
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What could the advantages to doing this be? Seems to me that the surface of the skin would not be abrasive enough to really do anything to a metal blade when stropped against the palm. Just my thoughts.
I buy blades that are shave ready. 
I don't and would never do this. There are too many really good blades out there.
did it with a few astras it just made them blunt.
Only after the exotic coating they put on the edge wears off. Stropping after that can get me a couple/few more shaves out of a blade.
I'm working through a sampler pack and have noticed that palm stropping takes a bit of roughness out of a blade's first shave. I'm assuming this won't be necessary after I get to using the better blades in the sampler though. Until then (I have about 6 more Merkur's to work through), I'll stop away.
I do about half the time (when I think about it). I'm not convinced it does anything though.
I do with my utility knife at work, it seems to make a difference on these type of blade. I know it makes a difference on strait razors so im sure it would on de as well.
That's what you wacky kids are calling it these days?
I have on some harsh blades like the Sharks just to smooth them out a bit before the first shave.
I haven't done it after the first shave though.
I haven't done it after the first shave though.
