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actually all the honemeisters i respect do take the stropping out of it by sending out the razors 'shave ready', i.e. already stropped and telling the new person to just rinse the oil.

i know that...

let me emphasize glen's post.
we're talking low cost here no?
newbies should just stay away from abrasives, there's no faster way to dull a blade while thinking that you're actually sharpening it...

i don't think these are appropriate for newbies on a small budget, so i changed that section altogether to say the completely opposite thing.
i like wiki, nothing's ever lost so we still have the...