Quote Originally Posted by thuktunflishithy View Post
I press just hard enough so I can fell the edge drag. The pressure is applied to the spine and the edge just follows which from what I've read is how it should be. I guess I'm doing it right because the razor is as sharp as it was when I got it.
I have extensive experience cutting the living crap out of my first strop, so I feel qualified, somehow, to give advise.

To me the key to the stropping without cutting was in the flip. Once I got that to a fluid and consistent movement, the nicking stopped for good, and the most important part of that was the timing; start flipping before you fully stop and finish when you are already on the way back. It's easier to do than to explain.

While I'm no speed demon on the strop, I'm fairly competent and consistent and this is good enough for me. I've since repaired the one that I cut to shreds, and I am proud to say that my other three strops are uncut.

Good luck,


Marcos