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Stropping.
- Thread starter Bart
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It is true that I put the Dovo yellow fat on, but I use it *Very* sparingly - a bit at the beginning, and then a tiny tiny nib once a week or two. E.g. no darkening or anything from it (except a bit right at first). But I love the draw on the Juchten with it - and I have several other strops. What keeps me coming back tot he Dovo Jucthen is that lovely draw, the way that it sort of "locks on" to the edge in a way nothing else does, though my Tony Miller Latigo and Horshides have other virtues.
Bart
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If you like it, and you're getting the results you're after, there's no reason to change a thing.
But I think that even if you only lightly coat you hands with a tiny nib of fat and rub it into the strop twice or more each month, you're building up greasy layers. And that's not something I recommend. But if it works for you...:thumbup:
Kind regards,
Bart.
But I think that even if you only lightly coat you hands with a tiny nib of fat and rub it into the strop twice or more each month, you're building up greasy layers. And that's not something I recommend. But if it works for you...:thumbup:
Kind regards,
Bart.
Fixing post, not sure what happened: Indeed, it would take a lot to get me to muck with my trusty Juchten regime, but I"m still curious. What is your objection to the dovo yellow? And does this Bart Anti-Fat Edict (just kidding 
) apply to all leather strops (excepting, of course, crusty old vintage ones) and all fat/conditioners? I know tony miller also advises using his strops cleanly, without any additives ever, but I do like the increased draw. Plus it just makes me feel right with the world to feed my leather.
) apply to all leather strops (excepting, of course, crusty old vintage ones) and all fat/conditioners? I know tony miller also advises using his strops cleanly, without any additives ever, but I do like the increased draw. Plus it just makes me feel right with the world to feed my leather.
justin
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What a great article Bart! Finally somebody puts this into words. That's exactly how I see stropping. I can't think of a better introduction to stropping. There really isn't any more that can be said. You're right, stropping is practice.
One thing that sparked some curiosity in me was that you recommend only 20 laps on the linen. I guess I just always do 60 and never gave it any thought. But thinking about it I can see why you wouldn't need very many laps for daily use (especially with my Kanayama!). You're only removing built up soap & gunk, removing any stray steel fragments that might have been weakened enough to be taken off with the strop, and removing any trace amounts of corrosion. Once the job is done it's done.
This may sound crazy, but if I look very closely at my linen and move it in the light just-so I can see the faint glimmer of some removed steal. I kid you not.
Justin
One thing that sparked some curiosity in me was that you recommend only 20 laps on the linen. I guess I just always do 60 and never gave it any thought. But thinking about it I can see why you wouldn't need very many laps for daily use (especially with my Kanayama!). You're only removing built up soap & gunk, removing any stray steel fragments that might have been weakened enough to be taken off with the strop, and removing any trace amounts of corrosion. Once the job is done it's done.
This may sound crazy, but if I look very closely at my linen and move it in the light just-so I can see the faint glimmer of some removed steal. I kid you not.
Justin
: I skip the oil, though.
StraightRazorDave
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I don't oil my razors either. I used to, but lately I've just been rinsing them off, wiping them down with a bit of tissue, stropping on linen and leather (~10 times each) and put them away into my razor roll.
yohannrjm
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For the razors that are in active use, I just dry it with as square of Tp (not touching the edge) and then I strop on linen (20x) and leather (40-60x) after a shave and that's it. They're stored open on a high shelf in the library/music room.
The ones that are not being actively used are stored with a coating of mineral oil in a box after being stropped several times.
I live on the NE coast of the USA. It can be humid in the summer, but it isn't usually too bad, and I'm far enough away from the coast that the salt spray is not an issue. In the winter, with the dry heat in the house, nothing is going to rust.
I lived in Ireland for quite a while (in my pre-wetshaving days), and if I was still there, I'd oil all my razor blades. I lived on the banks of the Shannon, and boy, was it ever humid!!
What I'm saying is that post-shave treatment of a razor really does depend on many factors (climate, season, use, etc.).
The ones that are not being actively used are stored with a coating of mineral oil in a box after being stropped several times.
I live on the NE coast of the USA. It can be humid in the summer, but it isn't usually too bad, and I'm far enough away from the coast that the salt spray is not an issue. In the winter, with the dry heat in the house, nothing is going to rust.
I lived in Ireland for quite a while (in my pre-wetshaving days), and if I was still there, I'd oil all my razor blades. I lived on the banks of the Shannon, and boy, was it ever humid!!
What I'm saying is that post-shave treatment of a razor really does depend on many factors (climate, season, use, etc.).
yohannrjm
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Yeah, you're right....it wasn't really humid, as the temperature wasn't too high at any time. It certainly was wet. It was like living in a misty atmosphere all the time.
I loved walking along in the wet springy turf, but the damp played havoc with my electronics, for example.
I loved walking along in the wet springy turf, but the damp played havoc with my electronics, for example.
torbenbp
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Ralfy,thats quite a collection! Understand your problems with picking just the right one for the day...:thumbup: Offcourse I do by no means envy you..in absolutely no way or manner..not at all. nooope..In fact I consider myself very lucky...after some misadventures with my first coticule,only one razor shaves..That really makes things a lot easier.Right? Right..right!
Regards gents
Regards gents