Thread: Fixing tosuke edge

The tip is not visibly defective. It is quite possible that it's my technique combined with very sharp thick end causes this to happen. I have, however, tried very controlled movements when stropping and it's still happening.

The reason I thought it might be bent is when I try to "strop" on my finger, I can feel the tip scraping.

But, assuming the razor is fine and it's me, any tips on stropping it that are different from regular razors?

Actually stropping on plain leather only dresses the edge, it does not sharpen it so you can strop as you do any other razor. You don't need to worry about the 3:2 ratio in this case. It could be for some reason your just putting a tad too much pressure on the razor when you strop and thats why your getting that scratching of your finger or strop. Because of the shortness of the blade its just magnifying that pressure.

So I've fixed it. It wasn't my stropping technique. The tip wasn't bent either. There was some rough spot on the left edge, not on the bevel itself. I could definitely feel it with my finger but it was so small I couldn't even see it using 10x lens. I did 4 or 5 laps on 8k norton and it seemed to have fixed it.

Interesting - rough spot on the edge edge (and not higher on the bevel?) Wondering how this happened... Did you drop the razor and / or smack it in the faucet or something?

Anyway - good to hear that it's fixed now.

Btw, I also agree that some spikes can catch if the strop is cupped...

Cheers
Ivo

Do the japanese traditionally strop their straights?

Well, does anybody?

Originally Posted by ernestrome

Well, does anybody?

Yes, I strop my straight and so do the Japanese.