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    Cool, Scott!

    I started with the X-pattern, heal to toe, and
    then eventually just started stropping straight
    and moving the razor as I go. I'm hoping that
    my new 3" strop will be as good as my 2"

    - Scott

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    So how do you guys hold the strop? Say you mount it to a wall, bracket, whatever, and pull it perpendicular to the wall. Are you facing the wall or are you facing parallel with the wall?

    It seems like with an arcing technique it would be easier to face parallel with the wall and use a stropping motion kind of like dealing cards, whereas with a push pull technique it would be more natural to face the wall.

    Am I making any sense?

    I'm just conceptualizing here, as I have yet to receive my strop and SR

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    Quote Originally Posted by honedright View Post
    I've found this method (see diagram) to be very effective:

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    It's an X pattern, but with an arc.

    Just something you might want to give a try. Oh, and you'd start the stroke with the point (toe) where the red line begins (the razor perpendicular to the strop or slightly angled opposite from the final position shown) then follow through, as diagrammed, with that arcing, or sweeping stroke as shown. Kind of like a wind shield wiper.

    And, the razor doesn't fall off of the strop. You'd do your flip at about the spot where the diagram shows the razor resting at the end of the stroke, and then start the second stroke at the beginning of the other red line.

    Hope that's not confusing.
    This is actually very cool. I have a really big loom strop that I use a lot and find myself almost doing figure 8's with it which is very similar to this.

    Thanks,

    Lynn

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn View Post
    This is actually very cool. I have a really big loom strop that I use a lot and find myself almost doing figure 8's with it which is very similar to this.

    Thanks,

    Lynn
    Yes, actually when you really get your rhythm going with this method, a figure eight type pattern comes naturally.

    Thanks Lynn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by papaface29 View Post
    So how do you guys hold the strop? Say you mount it to a wall, bracket, whatever, and pull it perpendicular to the wall. Are you facing the wall or are you facing parallel with the wall?

    It seems like with an arcing technique it would be easier to face parallel with the wall and use a stropping motion kind of like dealing cards, whereas with a push pull technique it would be more natural to face the wall.

    Am I making any sense?

    I'm just conceptualizing here, as I have yet to receive my strop and SR
    This is how I stand and hold the strop:

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    But do whatever is most comfortable for you.

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