Thread: Mastro Livi on You Tube

The rolling X stropping motion on the heel of his hand gradually across the edge of the blade from heel to toe to heel and to toe again is pretty cool

The Mastro is amazing. I couldn't begin to strop like that. At first I was surprised at how much force he appears to be using on the strop but watching it again I realized that the edge would have to be barely touching the linen/leather.

I have one of his loom strops and I have always just used the weight of the blade on the linen. When I first got it I was surprised that the linen was so liberally coated with crom ox. Some people say less is more with any paste. The loom strop works just spiffy as it is though.

Originally Posted by iron maiden

His stropping technique is the way my dad strops, as taught by his father. I've said it before, but as a reminder, my grandfather was a barber, and evidently that was the way it was done years ago, apparently. Now the hand stropping.....I've never seen that done by my dad.

My barber told me that he use to hand strop in the sixties when he was honing and stropping some razors.
The skin of the hand is probably similar to the leather in the strop, no? Leather = skin?

Originally Posted by Leon

My barber tolds me that he use to hand strop in the sixties when he was honing and stropping some razors.
The skin of the hand is probably similar to the leather in the strop, no? Leather = skin?

Yes, and I expect even more so for people who work with their hands. The added advantage is that your hand will fix itself in the event of nicks or cuts

Originally Posted by Leon

My barber tolds me that he use to hand strop in the sixties when he was honing and stropping some razors.
The skin of the hand is probably similar to the leather in the strop, no? Leather = skin?

Those steel forging hands look a little rough, probably would be like hitting a rough canvas strop lmao

A true Artisan. I'll bet he sleeps well every night after swinging that hammer all day.

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