Quote Originally Posted by custommartini View Post
Ok, realy noob question for everyone. I think that I'm stropping wrong. Maybe lifting the spine. I'll pay closer attention. But the question is, is it possible to apply too little pressure when stropping? Also, I'm thinking about buying a microscope to assist in learning to hone, is there something that i can look for with a microscope to tell me if I'm stropping correctly?

Thanks for any help you can give
I suppose if the purpose of stropping is to realign the abraded edges of the razor, then the idea is to apply enough pressure without over or misaligning these "teeth". Brendon, I've had fairly good luck with stropping and my method is to start out with slight more pressure than the weight of the razor aiming to hear that rasping sound and using less and less pressure (just the weight of the razor really) while still hearing that rasping sound. I would guess less pressure is better than more.


Justin