Thread: Thank you so much Outback!

Originally Posted by outback

Not necessarily, sharper. But smoother, more comfort to the skin.

I have watched a lot of stropping videos on youtube and the takeaway is hold the strop out taughtish but only quite gently taught, no muscle aches and don't risk pulling the towel rail of the wall. The strop should bow well as its stropped on.

Strop as with the board spine first turn on the spine.

10 on the cotton and 40 - 60 on the leather listening to make sure its stropping the same on both sides.

If I can shave a bald patch into my arm it is still sharp enough to shave.

Am I about right?

Learning to strop is important, I get it!

Trouble is a person can keep blunting razors if they don't realize they are wrong or can't figure out how to correct.

Steve

Originally Posted by STF

I have watched a lot of stropping videos on youtube and the takeaway is hold the strop out taughtish but only quite gently taught, no muscle aches and don't risk pulling the towel rail of the wall. The strop should bow well as its stropped on.

Strop as with the board spine first turn on the spine.

10 on the cotton and 40 - 60 on the leather listening to make sure its stropping the same on both sides.

If I can shave a bald patch into my arm it is still sharp enough to shave.

Am I about right?

Learning to strop is important, I get it!

Trouble is a person can keep blunting razors if they don't realize they are wrong or can't figure out how to correct.

Steve

The last I remember Glen--GSSIZGUN who is a Senior Mod here and is a Pro Honer and Restorer recommended 25 laps on cloth and 50 on leather to maintain an edge.

With that said do remember that improper stropping can ruin an edge--especially on a really hollow ground blade. Just saying.

Just cause it shaves your arm hair, doesn't make it shave ready. Only by shaving with it, can it be said, shave ready.

And even that...is a personal thing. Ones, so called shave ready edge, might feel like total crap, to someone else.

Cutin arm hairs n such, is only to test an edge. Knowing how a hair should react to a razors edge, takes time to learn. That's also why I sent the razors, I know for a fact, they were perfect. I always check my work, under magnification . From bevel setting, to finishing hone, and after stropping, before and after the shave.

That's why I said not to strop them, before you use them.
Them bad boys is ready ta go.!

So....that's how a razor should shave, if you have a problem with my edge, after a few shaves, we'll have to start looking into what's going on with your stroppin. Hopefully all goes just fine. Your definitely being cautious, and that's good. Only the question not asked, is dumb.

If your good with the Dovo, by all means, put it into rotation with the others. Good to have a choice.!

I just close my eye's, spin around in front of my dresser drawers, then reach out for whichever razor gets in my clutches. Not really, but I have stood there awhile trying to figure out which one I'm gonna use. Like um all, some a bit more. Love them real old ones, if there's any love left in them to have.