Thread: Building Draw and different strops

Alan,

You're a military man. You don't spit shine your strops to increase draw???

Seriously, thanks for posting this thread. I've used the "hand rub" method and had good results, but this is a forever learning process.

RT

No Randy, I tried that. I was able to use the strop as a shaving mirror when I was done but it does not increase draw.

The strop in the linen side can be sharpening...

just remember Lynn DVD, he shows a linen strop almost black.....

the darkness in the linen side are small parts of metal.....

I'm finding this thread fascinating but a little confusing. If increased draw is an indication that you're done stropping and your razor is ready, then why do people want to use techniques (hand-rubbing, etc.) that create draw from the get-go?

I have a latigo leather from handamerican that has lots of draw, though I can't say I'm feeling it change much over the course of a stropping. I think perhaps I'm stropping ignorantly, just doing fifty passes or so keeping the razor as flat and light on the leather as possible.

It is my experience that when the strop leather dries out that applying some furniture leather dressing increases its draw. I also rub the ball om my thumb and little finger on the strop leather before stropping.

Tony Miller recommends neatsfoot oil on his Latigo, haven't tried it yet.