Thread: Strop Annihilation?

Originally Posted by BobH

Plenty of threads on strop repair if you need em.

Bob

Yeah, there are! I read a few of them this morning.

Probability of strop damage really depends on whether your a dexterous person by nature and of course you have to pay attention to what you are doing. As others have said strop slowly at first until you get your muscle memory programmed keep the spine on the strop at all times and do not use anything but gentle pressure and you probably will avoid a large disaster. Nicking your strop from time to time is to be expected when starting out but I feel hacking your strop in two is unlikely unless your that ham handed.
Rolling or damaging an edge happens only when you bear down like a Gorilla or lift the spine during the stropping motion. Be reasonably gentle with your strops and razors as they are instruments of finesse and need love and attention. Otherwise they will turn on you and you will pay a price.

If it aint broke dont fix it.
Keep talking about it and you will jinx yourself.
Roll with the flow. +1 bigspender said.
Or just add alcohol and you will start to break things in a ratio of alcohol to problems.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

If it aint broke dont fix it.
Keep talking about it and you will jinx yourself.

In this case it would seem I spoke too soon. I'll keep being careful and enjoying the peace only mindfulness can bring.

Shaving is therapeutic now! I can't fathom why sr shaving ever went out of popularity.

Originally Posted by arfman2882

I can't fathom why sr shaving ever went out of popularity.

Simple, DEs were easier to learn and use, they were maintenance free and you didn't have to learn/do stropping and honing. Most people liked that idea.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Simple, DEs were easier to learn and use, they were maintenance free and you didn't have to learn/do stropping and honing. Most people liked that idea.

Bob

Well, I don't agree with them. Most peopleonly care about getting everything over with so they can go on to the next thing. Thus society has developed into a rushed, joyless, succession of chores. We hates it! Hates it, my precious! [emoji35]

As soon as you get too comfortable you will cut one to shreads
In all seriousness, that is good that you got the hang of it quickly! It took me awhile and I did ruin my first hanging strop...
Just remember to always concentrate while doing anything with a razor!

Here's the best pics I could manage.





There are 2 tiny nicks with flaps above the scratch and to the left, but for some reason they won't come through in the pics.

That doesn't look like a big deal. If its a small nick just sand out the high spots or if its a big enough flap add a drop of glue applied with a tooth pick or something under the flap let dry and sand it smooth. Plenty of guides on how do do this on the forum. This wont impact any stropping performance that I can see and in general this kind of damage isn't critical. Fix it and carry on.

Originally Posted by arfman2882

In this case it would seem I spoke too soon. I'll keep being careful and enjoying the peace only mindfulness can bring.

Shaving is therapeutic now! I can't fathom why sr shaving ever went out of popularity.

My brother in law is a perfect example why our beloved pass time has gone out of popularity. He is a guy who hates shaving to him its a nuisance a waste of time and wants it over with as quick as possible. Not all folks see the value in spending a half hour fiddling with shave gear strops, hones, soaps, brushes and risking laceration as fun. I imagine many feel as he does. i personally think they are crazy.