I have been asked several times what strop should I buy, which shaving soap or cream performs well and what's a good shaving brush. With so many artisans and companies on the market it's really hard to navigate sometimes. I really can't name them all but what I can tell you is what I personally use and find to be either a top tier product or good value for the money. My soap collection is mostly from Tallow & Steel, MacDuffs, Saponificio Varesino, Ethos, Sē'bŭm, Noble Otter a

STROPPING Stropping a razor is a fine art developed by repeated practice. The aim in stropping is to smooth and shape the razor’s edge into a keen cutting implement. After being honed, the razor seldom needs any stropping on the canvas. Instead, the honed razor is stropped directly over the surface of the leather strop. The time to use the canvas strop is when the razor develops a worn edge from continued use. The effect of the canvas strop is similar to mild honing. THE TECH