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KCavity Some simple strop questions 05-08-2009, 11:54 PM
gugi something around waist level... 05-09-2009, 12:12 AM
JimmyHAD Waist high for me using a... 05-09-2009, 12:32 AM
VeeDubb65 I do the exact same thing as... 05-09-2009, 12:45 AM
joke1176 Mine is mounted halfway... 05-09-2009, 01:10 AM
KCavity Some great suggestions,... 05-09-2009, 03:29 AM
joke1176 I dont, but some guys sand it... 05-09-2009, 04:11 AM
kevbell I've wondered the same thing.... 05-09-2009, 11:32 AM
JimmyHAD Linen first and the smooth... 05-09-2009, 07:30 PM
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    something around waist level seems to work well for most of us. I hang mine on one of the towel bars. you can attach it any way it would stay there. I have a leather shoe-string type of look around the bar and the hooks attach to it.
    you first strop on the canvas for say 25-50 round-trip laps and then have another say 50 on the leather side.

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    Waist high for me using a door knob. I use a cable tie to attach the clip. Here is a barber text out of the Wiki with a lot of good info on stropping and on honing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gugi View Post
    something around waist level seems to work well for most of us. I hang mine on one of the towel bars. you can attach it any way it would stay there. I have a leather shoe-string type of look around the bar and the hooks attach to it.
    you first strop on the canvas for say 25-50 round-trip laps and then have another say 50 on the leather side.

    I do the exact same thing as gugi, except that I do 20 on canvas and 60 on the leather, and my towel bars are closer to chest-high than waist high for me. (might have something to do with only being 5'5") I even use a piece of a boot-string to tie it to my towel bar.

    As far as I know, the height you mount it at really doesn't matter. I've seen folks hang them at eye level and strop up and down. What's important is that you hang it so that you can strop comfortably and reliably. So, I'd start with doorknob/towel bar height like most folks here do, and if you find it uncomfortable for any reason, try moving up or down.

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    Mine is mounted halfway between waist and pec high, that works best for me. I put a 2.5" screw into a stud to mount the towel hook, so I can really lean on that strop if I want to.


    I do about 20 on linen and about 30 on leather, maybe even double that, depending on how the razor feels on "the flip", and how awake I am in the morning.

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