Thread: Am I stropping the right way?

i usually do about 25-30 on the poly web and then anywhere from 40 to 60 on the leather. there are a few small nicks on the leather but i really dont think its enough to affect anything

quick additional off topic question. How come my dovo ebony spike doesnt say "ebenholz" on it. I notice that some do and some dont, why not?

Apart from what's already been said, the only thing I'd add is to try flipping the blade more with your fingers and less by turning your wrist over. When I recorded myself stropping for the Stroptober thread (which I *highly* recommend checking out: http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...st-2012-a.html ) I was surprised to see how much I was turning my wrist. When I addressed that, I found I had more control of the blade and the whole thing generally went better.

But otherwise I'd say you're doing fine.

Strop like you were fondeling your wife or G.F,gentle but firm.

It looks fine to me, but possibly a little too much pressure on the canvas side; you appear to be going lighter on the leather. 30/70 is a good mix (30 canvas 70 leather) for me.

BTW, I note you adjusting the strop at its anchor point to ensure it's parallel to the ground, this is a good idea. How have you anchored it? I find a carabiner works well. Make sure you start off slow when new to stropping, going quickly will give no benefit (other than reduced time to strop) and may lead to more errors.

The strop itself looks fine.

My strop looks worse than that, and it still works fine.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

My strop looks worse than that, and it still works fine.

This is my every day use strop, it's disgusting. Note the huge nick in the side. Echo's is perfect in comparison...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

This is my every day use strop, it's disgusting. Note the huge nick in the side. Echo's is perfect in comparison...

Perhaps you could change the D to an H and the V to a B
To me it looks alright but I like stuff with character, and to be honest, I know everything about nothing, and not too much about that

from the vid it looks like a heavier stroke back towards you. Also you are using your wrist to flip razor and not fingers. This vid shows awesome technique and helped me heaps 110103-193326.wmv - YouTube