Thread: Stropping Problems

I'm just starting out with a small Dovo strop. I occasionally nick it. It always seems to happen when the 'away' stroke is too long and I just catch the stitched end when I flip it over, causing me to lose the rhythm. It seems to me that if the strop was slightly longer this might not happen. Or not?

stainer,

Don't stop your stroke on the strop to flip the razor and change direction. Keep the razor moving and the spine in contact with the leather, roll the edge up, change direction, and as tdhe edge is coming down you are already on the return stroke - in the edge trailing direction. It's the stop, flip, that's getting you because your hand is already changing direction as the blade, edge down, is momentarily stopped on the strop.

good luck, good shaving,

Originally Posted by welshwizard

I'm just starting out with a small Dovo strop. I occasionally nick it. It always seems to happen when the 'away' stroke is too long and I just catch the stitched end when I flip it over, causing me to lose the rhythm. It seems to me that if the strop was slightly longer this might not happen. Or not?

You can successfully strop on a very short (8")stroke. No need to hit the end, no need for a long strop..

This has been plaguing me too. Now I go slow, complete the pass, stop and turn, go again.

+1 on going slow. The stroke counts no matter how fast it is done.