Thread: Journal of discovery, learning to use a straight razor

I'm most likely going to get a 3" strop down the road. Right now I'm using a 2" Latigo from Vintage Blades. I only slightly cut the far sides of it when I first started to strop.

About your odd sound on the up stroke; maybe you are slightly dropping your hand and causing the razor to sit unevenly.

I don't think the strop should be wavy while hanging. Are you storing it in the bathroom? Many members here do that but I hear it's really bad due to the humidity. I store my razor and strop in the bedroom.
I have had many leather items in the past get wet and they usually start to warp, perhaps this is your issue?

I hear there is a nice product called "Neatsfoot" that you can rub in to your strop to help break it in and keep it lasting.