Using a Stropping Board

[gssixgun]

Please elaborate. If the strop is wide enough to cover the whole blade, then why do X strokes?

Also keep in mind that the X stroke is not the only pattern,, the lesson here as with honing, regardless of the size of the Hone or Strop straight up and back strokes are not that great of an idea...
But as always they are your razors so do as you please, we can only tell you what we have learned over years of experience, whether people chose to accept it is up to them..

[souschefdude]

Also keep in mind that the X stroke is not the only pattern,, the lesson here as with honing, regardless of the size of the Hone or Strop straight up and back strokes are not that great of an idea...
But as always they are your razors so do as you please, we can only tell you what we have learned over years of experience, whether people chose to accept it is up to them..

While i greatly appreciate knowledge passed, it is in my nature to want to know the Why, not just the what. If the reason for doing so stands up to reason, then I can accept it. If not, then I probably will take it with suspicion.

[Mephisto]

Interesting, though the wider the surface the less exaggerated or defined the X stroke needs to be, right?

[athair]

My understanding was that no surface is completely even/smooth/level and that if you are running the same exact point on the edge over the same bump or dip with every pass (more likely with a straight up and down path) then your edge isn't going to be very uniform across it's entire length.

[edhewitt]

I have a 3" hanging strop and I find that my stroke is naturally slightly windscreen wipery.

[Speedster]

If it's good enough for Lynn, well...

I have a 3" hanging strop and I find that my stroke is naturally slightly windscreen wipery.

[kwlfca]

I strop on air. It's always flat.




I have the same little paddle strop. I find it to be too short, which makes me want to use it less.

[pfries]

I strop on air. It's always flat.

I just use the pyramid power sharpening technique, no stropping necessary!

[edhewitt]

It smells like at least one of you two is stropping on bovine manure if you ask me

[edhewitt]

If it's good enough for Lynn, well...

Whorever it is good enough for, my razor stays shaveable.