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I've never stropped after a shave and never saw the point of it. I clean the blade with water and toilet paper, make sure it is dry and put it in a bedroom cabinet. I strop at night, always 100 laps....

I learned to hone before I learned to shave, but there was a period of time when I was learning both at the same time. I don't think that was or is a problem. I had a Dovo Shavette that I was shaving...

There's nothing wrong with learning shaving and honing at the same time. It's mixing the two together that causes the problems.

There are many ways to embark on straight shaving. I honed the first straight I ever shaved with. I got some help at first from a Mentor here, learned a lot about dullness before I got sharpness...