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Johnus said:Oil strop? How does that work? Hate to show my ignorance; but have not heard of it before.
No worries, it's not a common thing and something I learned from Neil several years ago (and I then bought one from him). It's nothing you've use for, on a domestic basis, really. If a restorer has finished a razor and hasn't got a buyer, but have honed the blade, he can strop it on an oily strop (as the last thing he does), it'll put an oil film on the very edge, that protects it against air and therefor also against breaking down the sharpness. This's also good to use if you ship many shave ready razors. If you have to many razors, like me :icon_rolleyes:, it can also be a good thing, since it can take a month or two before you use a razor again.