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  1. 10-27-2009, 01:05 AM #1
    carlh327
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    Default Can you over strop / linen on back?

    Can you over strop a razor?
    When do you use the web material on the strop? I have a SRD premium I strop.

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  2. 10-27-2009, 01:17 AM #2
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    There is no such thing as over-stropping... The linen side is used to heat the edge of the blade and make it easier for the leather side to straighten it up. Though IMO a canvas/linen with white dovo paste works like a marvel.
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  3. 10-27-2009, 01:19 AM #3
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    You should only worry about stropping too much when you're using abrasive pastes on your strop...
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  4. 10-27-2009, 03:16 AM #4
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    When I first tried straight razor shaving in the 1980s an old barber showed me how to strop and told me to be careful you can over strop a razor. So when a 70 year old barber with 50 years experience tells you that you believe it. At least I did and that and other things he recommended are probably why I gave it up.

    Coming back to it through SRP I followed mparker762's posts on the topic, and thebigspendur's "Grand Experiment". I now do 50 webbed fabric or linen (depends on the day) and 50 leather with the premium 1, a Tony Miller or one of a few vintage strops doing the honors. This is working well for me. YMMV.
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  5. 10-27-2009, 03:32 AM #5
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    Wow, thats new to me matey. Gotta be careful now I guess... I tend to get lost when counting quite often...
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  6. 10-28-2009, 01:27 PM #6
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    It's not hard to learn. Just remember to count 1 cycle on the strop (up and down) as 1 stroke, etc, etc. etc. And don't try to strop like a 70 year old barber! Your new at it, take your time, get your stroke down, then add the faster strokes. Good Luck!
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  7. 10-28-2009, 01:59 PM #7
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    I suspect for the most part, proper stropping technique is more of a problem for a beginner, than stropping too much. If you haven't read the section on stropping in the Barbering Text, you might want to take a look. There's some good information there.

    File:Help Files Permanent Archive Barbering Textbooks 1961 Barbering Text - Honing.pdf - Straight Razor Place Wiki
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