Thread: Another Stropping Observation

I've come to the conclusion ,after years of research and billions of dollars spent, --or is it just a couple of months and the price of admission? -- anyway that when stropping, I can employ better technique and get better results if I unfold my razor to about 200 deg. with 180 deg. being the razor unfolded so that the blade is inline with the handle.
Just an observation.


Justin

Justin,

That's an interesting observation, thanks for passing it along. I have a queston: do the scales get in your way as you flip the razor for the opposite pass? I guess they wouldn't since they would always be on the underside of your hand. Can you hypothosize (sp?) why your technique and results improve using this method? I'd be interested in that.

Also, don't come to too many conclusions too quickly, If you do, your federal funding may get cut off. Then how would you make a living

Like everything else each must find his own way. I keep the razor 180 out from the handle while stropping.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Like everything else each must find his own way. I keep the razor 180 out from the handle while stropping.

that's true. I just enjoy hearing about how people come to the decisions they do.

Originally Posted by steve

Justin,

That's an interesting observation, thanks for passing it along. I have a queston: do the scales get in your way as you flip the razor for the opposite pass? I guess they wouldn't since they would always be on the underside of your hand. Can you hypothosize (sp?) why your technique and results improve using this method? I'd be interested in that.

Also, don't come to too many conclusions too quickly, If you do, your federal funding may get cut off. Then how would you make a living

I'm not sure yet Steve. Let me think about it and do some test runs. It might be do to my own idiosyncracies ---and might even change with a different razor and strop setup. But I think about 2 months ago, I remember someone saying that he had better luck honing with the razor in this position. Maybe it's a balance thing. Later,


Justin

I have used the same technique -- opening the scales past 180deg. For me, having the scales inline with the tang/tail allowed me to sometimes catch the scales with the heel of my hand, and twist (pull off) the razor from the strop (bad for stropping).

I also find flipping the razor over easier since the scales are opened further away from my hand, wrist, & lower forearm.

Originally Posted by xChris

I have used the same technique -- opening the scales past 180deg. For me, having the scales inline with the tang/tail allowed me to sometimes catch the scales with the heel of my hand, and twist (pull off) the razor from the strop (bad for stropping).

I also find flipping the razor over easier since the scales are opened further away from my hand, wrist, & lower forearm.

Fascinating, I'll think I'll give this a go and see. I never really thought about this before.

I'm in the 200 degree camp too. I don't know if it's actually that much, but it's just a hair past straight open. It makes the whole process easier... not sure why, but it is.

Good to see I'm not the lone ranger here.

Justin

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

I've come to the conclusion ,after years of research and billions of dollars spent, --or is it just a couple of months and the price of admission? -- anyway that when stropping, I can employ better technique and get better results if I unfold my razor to about 200 deg. with 180 deg. being the razor unfolded so that the blade is inline with the handle.
Just an observation.


Justin

I used to do this but don't anymore as with one of my razors I tend to lift the spine at a 200 deg angle which does not happen to me at 180 deg.