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03-14-2010, 11:37 PM #1
My goal this week is to apply only the weight of the razor
and only enough tension for the deflection to be
the thickness of the closed razor.
My test is to stretch the strop horizontal and set the
closed razor on it and lighten or tighten so the flex
dips the blade about the thickness of the closed razor.
I am doing this because I tend to be slightly heavy handed
and need to remind myself to be light and almost silent.
Sometimes I visualize a big white duck feather that has
been stripped on one side, light and silent with both
the back and the edge on the strop.
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03-15-2010, 05:12 AM #2
Razor stropping - Straight Razor Place Wiki
There is a sound clip of proper stropping in the wiki.
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03-15-2010, 05:43 PM #3
I heard that previously, but when I lay my razor flat and really concentrate on a single stroke, it doesn't really sound like either of those sounds. The sound is consistent, which I believe is the purpose of the sample, but the pitch is quite a bit different. (expectedly so)
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03-15-2010, 11:24 PM #4
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03-16-2010, 11:10 AM #5
RWhat worries me is that you said you knew what the sound was like if the spine was lifted. Just doing this momentarily means you may have already rolled the edge or the razor. Does the blade tug on your face more than before since the stropping experiments? All you need to do is make sure the strop is straight and the blade is flat the whole time, the results should improve with your own practices. Its nearly impossible to explain these things over the internet.
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03-16-2010, 11:22 AM #6
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Thanked: 2591Every razor sounds different, and the thicker grinds might not sound at all.
The real goal while stropping is not the sound but the pressure you apply.Stefan
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03-17-2010, 05:04 PM #7
I did run it very lightly for a few inches with the spine lifted. I have done probably around 500 laps since then. It feels exactly the same since I first used it.