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To Strop a Razor

The practice more elevated position; or, if it be very of pressing on the edge of a razor in stropping heavy, it may be held a little lower. In filing soon rounds it; the pressure should be direct- flat surfaces, a 'surface-plate' is used, to ened to the back, which should never be raised able the operator to finish the work with acfrom the strop. If you shave from heel to curacy. The surface-plate is a cast-iron plate point of the razor, strop it from point to heel; planed and carefully reduced to a true surface. but if you begin with the point in shaving, Some red lead is rubbed on this plate before then strop it from heel to point. If you only once put away your razor without stropping it, or otherwise perfectly cleaning the edge, you must no longer expect to shave well and easy, the soap and damp so soon rust the fine edge. A piece of soft plate-leather (chamois leather) should always be kept with razors, to wipe them with.