I just got a BEAUTIFUL Rolls Razor and I'm going to take it on its maiden voyage this weekend. I have read the wiki article on it many times already and watched lots of videos on Youtube, but I still have one question. The wiki article says not to let the blade slap down onto the hone stone, but it doesn't say that about the strop. All the Youtube videos show working the blade very fast on the strop and it just slapping on the strop. Is this a good practice or will it hurt the razor or strop?
I also read about cleaning and dressing the strop, which I assume I need to do because when I rub my fingers on the strop I get some sort of red powder on my fingertips. The wiki says to use Lubriderm on it, so that's what I'll do.
I also read about cleaning and dressing the strop, which I assume I need to do because when I rub my fingers on the strop I get some sort of red powder on my fingertips. The wiki says to use Lubriderm on it, so that's what I'll do.