Thread: A rolled edge

So I just graduated from a modular paddle strop to a regular roo strop and I think that I am rolling my edges. To correct this do I have to reset the bevel, or can I just take it back to the finishing stone? What's the easiest way to fix this problem besides learning how to strop correctly?
Regards and happy holidays to all,
Tony

You can try the strop, although it probably needs a hone though. Impossible to say from here.

Hey bill, thanks for the response I figured that it needed the hone, but does it need to have the bevel reset or just the finisher?

What makes you think you rolled the edge? Harsh shave? Razor glides over the whiskers?

The degree to which it is "rolled" helps determine the appropriate action...

Originally Posted by Ryan82

What makes you think you rolled the edge? Harsh shave? Razor glides over the whiskers?

The degree to which it is "rolled" helps determine the appropriate action...

Hey Ryan, thanks for the response. Yep, harsh shaves r would make me think that I rolled the edge because they were all made shave ready by Glenn so I know that they were shave ready for sure.
Tony

Originally Posted by anthogia

Hey bill, thanks for the response I figured that it needed the hone, but does it need to have the bevel reset or just the finisher?

Depends how much you rolled it. If its just the absolute tip, a finisher may do it. Ive heard guys using pasted strops also. Very variable so you can try the finisher, and work your way down until its there.

Originally Posted by bill3152

Depends how much you rolled it. If its just the absolute tip, a finisher may do it. Ive heard guys using pasted strops also. Very variable so you can try the finisher, and work your way down until its there.

Thanks! I will try the pasted strop first and then work my way down to the finisher all the way down until it's correct again!
Thanks again guys!
Tony

That sounds like something that could possibly be corrected with a strop, but since you are new to a hanger using a stone might be the safer bet.

The best thing to do is start at the top and work your way down (high to low grit). A finisher might be too fine, but you can try it first if you like. 8k would be a good starting place though. If that doesn't work, move down to 4k etc...

Looks like Bill and I were typing the same thing at the same time

Originally Posted by Ryan82

That sounds like something that could possibly be corrected with a strop, but since you are new to a hanger using a stone might be the safer bet.

The best thing to do is start at the top and work your way down (high to low grit). A finisher might be too fine, but you can try it first if you like. 8k would be a good starting place though. If that doesn't work, move down to 4k etc...

Looks like Bill and I were typing the same thing at the same time

Thanks Ryan, I will skip the strip altogether and just hit the stones- at least I know I can do that correctly!

I had a junker blade that was dull as a spoon, just to practice stropping. It can still damage the strop but not like a shave ready can. Once you get it down, try a good shave ready. I used to then strop like 30 laps hht test, 30 more hht test just to verify I wasn't rolling it. It did help me in the early days. When I did 60 laps with no drop off in hht, then I knew I had it. Nobody is born with stropping skills, so in a year if you use it daily for 60 laps, that's how many laps? Over 20 THOUSAND laps. So by then you will be an ace!