Thread: Weird stropping issue.....please help!

Originally Posted by dmorris247

where the spine turns into the point.

Would you please explain what this means?

Also, for the third time, are the scratches happening during one or both stropping directions?

Are you leading with the toe of the blade, flat or heel? Toe leading would be a bad idea with a spike or square point.

Originally Posted by dmnc

Are you leading with the toe of the blade, flat or heel? Toe leading would be a bad idea with a spike or square point.

The blade seems to be perfectly flat while stropping, but again I'm very new at this.

The bits could also be knocked loose on the other pass and picked up on the return.

With the heel of your hand, work out the scratches so you can't see them as much. Then do one pass each way and check in between to see where and from which side it's coming from. If it's the spine I would think you could feel it

Also try taping the spine to see if it's still scratches

I've had this exact problem. The edge where the point meets the spine was a bit sharp. I took some 1500 grit sandpaper to that area and smoothed it out, problem solved. The amount I sanded wasn't visible to the eye but was enough to stop the scratching.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Would you please explain what this means?

Also, for the third time, are the scratches happening during one or both stropping directions?

Again, they are only on the left side of the razor (when holding it blade-side down in front of me). So in other words, it is happening when the razor is drawn back towards me on the strop (I'm right-handed). I've attached a photo here to give you a better idea of what I'm talking about. The leather shards seem to pile up right in the area I colored in red on the picture.