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Tony,

Ahhhh that makes good sense, my strop is very hard and slick.

Yea, I'm not describing the orientation of the blade. It must be flat on the strop, completely flat, perfectly flat. I run the blade down the strop, spine leading just like every one else. But I...

Cool, its nice to see some come out of the woodwork once you start shaking the trees. Might be a few other heavy stroppers out there. I got some really nice strop dressing from Tony.

Yes, the barbers manual specifically addresses using pressure. Then again if your getting drag/draw from a light touch then there would be no reason to use pressure. Either way I'm glad I am getting...

45 degrees, mmmm, no I don't think so. I think I mean 90. Let me describe. I lay the blade flat (ofcourse) on the strop and place it perfectly perpendicular to the strop. I found when I was...

Ok, so I guess I will have to be different than all the rest. I still get horrible shaves from stropping with only the weight of the blade. I can now get killer quality shaves with smooth as glass...