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Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 27th, 2025 (#806)

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Wednesday SOTD Thread, August 27th, 2025 (#806)

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I agree. The softer steels are more easily bent (deformed) by the action of stropping. My AA trick for no stropping is to use very hard steels 😁
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  Last year was a stainless steel razor, right?
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    Yes, that’s right.

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