Thread: CrO strop

So I think my razor needs a touch up on some CrO, all I have on hand is a hand american bench hone leather loaded with the green stuff. Can I effectively strop on that small area or should I put up for a cheap strop from somewhere?

Thanks
Jared

I prefer a hanging strop, but I know plenty of people use Bench strops for pasting, you'll be fine..

When you say "loaded" how much do you mean? some people like VERY little, some people like a decent amount, but /too/ much is likely to be a problem -I'm in the camp that thinks more is better -to a point- so if you can toss up a picture, I can try to help?

Good luck.

(Short answer: Yes, the bench hone is enough.)

I know a hanging strop would be better, I'll get one eventually. I got this one loaded and it is pretty full. I'll throw up a pic later today.

Like I said, I lean towards more Cro than less, but there is a too much line -in my mind-

However, from what I've found, a nice, hunter-green works good. Where you can still see the color of the material it's applied to -maybe see the color in places- but have a healthy amount of Crox... That's my ballpark

I have used this one and works just fine.
Unlike for knives for razors the rough side of the leather provides more cushion and therefore its less aggressive on the edge. I made me a bench strop from a belt using the back for the CrO and it works the best for me.
A cheap option would be to get some balsa wood and apply CrO on it and use it for a strop.