What is the best height to install a strop?
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What is the best height to install a strop?
Matter of personal preference. I began, and remain waist high. Happens to be doorknob height and I attach the strop clip with a zip tie (cable tie) around the knob. Also seems to be where barber's had theirs on the do hickey that was on the arm of their barber chairs.
Thank you!
As Jim says is all prefferance,Jim, using the door knob and Being 6 ft 7 is stropping on a downward plane.Me at only 6 ft use the towel bar,so I strop on an upward plane,who knows the correct Hgt?? not me:)
My strop at home is mounted waist high, but last month I stayed in a couple of motels and had to mount it on a clothes hanger. In the motels I had to strop on an upward plane and I think I liked it better.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I have tried waist height and head height, I prefer my strop at head height.
Try it both ways and see which you prefer.
But is it really you're head, height.Quote:
Originally Posted by HNSB
It's whatever height you feel comfortable stropping. Try a few highs and lows to see what you like.
I use mine chest high.
I put mine at about chest-high. It is comfortable for me, although I haven't tried any other heights yet.
I actually have the strop slightly backwards when stropping. I attach the strop to a belt loop and hold the end of the strop away from me with a bit of a rise to just below chest height. I also hold the strop with a slight cant. That's just what works for me, but I'm an oddball so YMMV.
Mine's about waist height, it's mounted so that when holding it the top half of my arm is relaxed and hanging straight down, then my forearm is at a 90 degree angle from the top of my arm, and in line with the strop so that my lower arm and strop are parallel to the floor. This is what I find to be comfortable, as others have said, it's all personal preference. Just experiment with different heights.