Thread: Honing and stropping question

I personaly dont use the tape when stropping....it can get friction burned/worn and i'd hate to have glue from underneath the tape contamine the leather...or small plastic shavings....

Like most of the fine gentlemen here have mentioned....the stropp has some give to it...a hard paddle strop less...a cut paddle stropp a bit more...a loom strop a bit more...and a hanging strop...well how much you need...the amount of ''give''is adjusted by hand tension.

It would be correct to use the tape when stropping especialy when multiple layers were used....in theory it would be logical....
In practice I have seen no diffrence or improvement in using the tape when stropping...I doo use hanging strops...I have not used a hard paddle strop in @5-6years...so I cant speek for that...but even on a hard paddle the leather should have a bit of give to it and manage to hit the edge.

Try it both ways...see what you like best...I personaly hate rubbing plastic on my precious stropps