Using a Stropping Board

[pfries]

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

It has to be kwlfca, after all I'm not stropping see

[souschefdude]

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

Yeah, see, that is what I am talking about.
Advances are never made by accepting what always was.

[russell4cook]

Hi everyone.

Thanks for the feedback.

I have been using an X stroke stropping pattern, for the reason mentioned above about ensuring that all the blade contacts the leather even if the strop is not perfectly flat. Also, that's how Lynn does it in the DVD

Anyhow, I'm about 10 shaves into my career and the edge is still not tugging, so I'm happy enough!

[pixelfixed]

Hi everyone.

Thanks for the feedback.

I have been using an X stroke stropping pattern, for the reason mentioned above about ensuring that all the blade contacts the leather even if the strop is not perfectly flat. Also, that's how Lynn does it in the DVD

Anyhow, I'm about 10 shaves into my career and the edge is still not tugging, so I'm happy enough!

How you strop is 95% of the program with a pro honed blade.

[kwlfca]

lol but for real though...OP do you find it to be too short?

I hold it in my hand when I use it. I mostly just use my hanging strop. I feel like I should have gotten the SRD modular paddle strop....oh well, live and learn.

[russell4cook]

The stropping board I have is about 25cm long, and I find the stropping action quite comfortable. I now hold the board at an incline of about 30 degrees to the table. I find that much more comfortable than having the board flat on the table.

[ClassicEdge]

Heres a photo of my setup got it to the height I like. The below photo is my workshop strop. This one Ive learned where I'm now at seated stool height.
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Do whats comfortable for you.

One of the nicest set ups I have ever seen!