Thread: About to get my first straight

I second the comments about not stropping when it arrives. If it is truly "shave ready" you'll want to feel how it feels at it's sharpest. Then compare that to how it feels after you start stropping. This will help you gauge how well you did, or how much you need to improve.

Let us know how she worked. Good luck!

Originally Posted by EngineerJim

If you have an old leather belt lying around that is flat and clean, you could practice your stripping on that to avoid damage to your high dollar strop when it arrives! Just make sure there is nothing wrong with the belt before you ruin your edge on it.

if you are going to practice stropping, just use something similar to a straight, like a butterknife or similar, get comfortable with the action then you will be fine

Originally Posted by edhewitt

if you are going to practice stropping, just use something similar to a straight, like a butterknife or similar, get comfortable with the action then you will be fine

Thanks, will do.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

if you are going to practice stropping, just use something similar to a straight, like a butterknife or similar, get comfortable with the action then you will be fine

+1. Exactly what I did and it worked like a charm. No nicks in my strop and my first razor is still in great shape.