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Actually what I do is sort of arc the razor across the strop. And sometimes I draw the razor from the middle of the strop diagonally to either end. It all seems to work. Practice and experience are...

One of my barber text books has a good photo of what I do. In fact that is where I learned to do it. I'll try and copy it then post it to this thread.

Hmmmmm....could be??? Actually, as I picture it in my mind, I think the point is leading when I strop. Yep, I just got up off of my butt and checked, and that is what I'm doing. Point leading.
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Oh so close! Just re-orient that second razor with the point lower than the heel and then you're right on. Thank you for the illustrations. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Now the trick, as I...

True, but a guillotine blade is shaped differently than a straight razor.

A guillotine blade is triangular, so even though the spine is perpendicular, the blade has an angled presentation.
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Ok, don't get confused here. You are not attempting a slicing motion. The angle of the blade as it meets the hair is what causes the slicing. The only motion you are doing is downward (this is kind...

The blade of a guillotine is supported, or firmly fixed, between two upright posts that allow the blade to travel in a downward direction only. The blade itself cannot move in any other direction. It...

Alright, you guys are sick. I tried to keep it simple with my guillotine and slicing analogy. But yoose guys. Geeze!

Anyways, I'm just glad to stir it up a little and get those brain cells...

Ok, let me restate this part. The broad plane of the blade does in fact move tangiential to the plane of the skin, but...

Consider the point of the razor a reference point.

The point never...

Ok, now what's he yakking about, right??

Think of a guillotine. In fact do a Google search if you are not familiar with one. Basically it is a device with an angled blade that drops straight down...