Razors leave factory after a long sharpening process witch includs hollowing, grinding, polishing, sharpening and at last stropping. The edge of each razor is verifiyed with the hair test witch permit to control the sharpeness of the edge. Although it doesn't means that your razor is ready for shave but also means that it can cut enough a easy beard. Today as before razors need to be stropped gently for 20 or 30 minutes by expert hands. With selecting this option I will prepare your razor SHAVE READY for immediat use !