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Thread: Stropping - lifting the razor off the strop at the end of a pass

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    mis dos centavos,....

    I find that if I keep the strop quite taught and with very light pressure at higher speeds it is easy to lift off ever so slightly.
    I could probably loosen the tension of the stop and apply a little more pressure?
    And sometimes I do ..........
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    The big thing, to me, is to take your time and don't hurry it. It is so easy to flip just a bit too soon, and gouge the strop a bit. Not that I would know about that at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterMoo View Post
    When I tried learning the thumb/idex no-wrist no-lift strop flip... phew. It seemed as difficult as learning how to tie my shoelaces in a bow when I was maybe four years old; it took about a week to sort it out. Glad I practiced with a butterknife - have yet to wreck a strop beyond a drop of rubber cement (and that has been a while). Result is a consistent, precise movement with very light blade contact. I honor the men who can lift, flip and continue to march with the same good resuts.

    I yam followink method of hibudgl, as thees eez right method straight razor stroppink:

    http://youtu.be/9mj5YliQQzg
    That video was very helpful. I played around with his technique yesterday and found the grip he suggested very easy. I also never considered stropping from the side as he did. I really like that. I found it much easier to get a smooth consistent motion going sideways instead of up and down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
    Really?
    Straighten the edge?
    How do you know how much to lift?
    Perhaps you can demonstrate this technique?
    This article I posted a while back talks about lifting the spine while stropping, many of us have used this method, and indeed it work, and quite well. Definitely not recommended for beginners.
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...le-1904-a.html

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    After ruining a leather strop. I started to go very slow. I would stop totally get into position and finished the turn. After doing that for a while I have picked up some speed. Good luck.

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