Comment on Shaving with the Valet Autostrop VC2 - a review of sorts
sxan@midwest.social 7 months ago
Is this the one where you were undecided about restoring the strop? If so, have you? If not, does that mean you haven’t used the strop function of the razor yet? Could that affect how aggressive (or mild) your perception is?
WegianWarrior@sub.wetshaving.social 7 months ago
Still waffling on the strop yes. But I’m not sure how that would affect the razor, especially as I started with a fresh blade.
sxan@midwest.social 7 months ago
Dunno. Last time I used a strop was when I was shaving with a straight-edge, and I stropped before every shave. Edge maintenance eventually drove me away from the straight edge, but it makes me wonder how often you’re expected to strop those blades. You said it took you a few shaves to dial in the angle; maybe by then it needed a strop? I dunno.
I do hate the idea of good leather going to waste, so my motives are ulterior; the shave is just an excuse :-)
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 7 months ago
Stropping coated blades like these FHS-10 doesn’t make too much sense IMO. These have a platinum coating to help with edge retention and a PTFE coating to reduce friction. Best case scenario, the strop just strips the PTFE and the blade becomes less comfortable.