Thread: Shaving is the easy part - stropping on the other hand...

Two things come to mind:

-Be VERY careful when flipping the razor that the edge hits the leather while in motion; if you hesitate you tend to nick the strop.

-Elevate your wrist and/or elbow, so your wrist is level or slightly higher than the strop. We have a tendency to drop the wrist somewhat, which usually results in the heel nicking the strop. Notice how some nicks tend to be on the bottom of your strop, closest to the heel?

If you have to slow down a bit to avoid cuts by all means do it. That could be another problem, trying to go too fast before you're ready.