Hand Rubbing Before or After Stropping?

[raccoonandbrush]

When should I hand rub my strop? Before I strop my razor, or after I strop my razor?

[Proinsias]

When you feel like it

[Blix]

Before.

[Legion]

I do it before (When I think of it). Warms up the leather a little, gives it some skin oils.

[Tony Miller]

Before you strop......if you do it after you strop you will feel all the nicks


Tony

[BigFoot]

I do it before (When I think of it). Warms up the leather a little, gives it some skin oils.

I do it before as well. But like David said I don't remember very often.

[smalltank]

My strop is a RupRazor..Leather/green paste on reverse..his instruction state to rub your palm on your strop before you use it so the natural oils will go on the strop to smooth it out the "rough spots"..I DO notice a difference.

[raccoonandbrush]

That's the way I've been doing it. I just wanted to make sure I was doing it the right way. Thanks guys!

[mdunn]

Before, maybe every 5 or so shaves when i remember

[Kentos]

I do it everytime I remember to...before the shave. On my nicer strops the leather seems to beg to be felt so I give it a few laps with the hand. Depending on how the draw is, I sometimes dab one or two tiny drops of oil on my hand prior to the hand rubbing

[raccoonandbrush]

I do it everytime I remember to...before the shave. On my nicer strops the leather seems to beg to be felt so I give it a few laps with the hand. Depending on how the draw is, I sometimes dab one or two tiny drops of oil on my hand prior to the hand rubbing

I rub my strop every time I use it too.

[life2short1971]

Before you strop......if you do it after you strop you will feel all the nicks


Tony

Hahahaha ...Now thats funny!