Thread: Newbie Stropping Practice

Here is a barber's manual excerpt from the SRP Wiki Help files that has been very helpful to me. I particularly liked the suggestion to practice flipping the razor between thumb and fore finger without moving the arm at first. Some fellows use a butter knife to get the hang of stropping in the beginning as you won't have to worry about cutting your strop if you miscue.

Whatever you do start slow and steady with little pressure. Any pressure ( you do need some) is applied to the spine and the edge is gently laid onto the strop as you make passes. I like 50/50 linen and leather.