Thread: Help with stropping technique please

Originally Posted by INstr8

I can't seem to figure out how to change the thread title but there are pics and a vid below. A little back story for this razor. It is an Ralph Aust 5/8 round point purchased from a reputable dealer on SRP. It was given as a gift to me from my wife, so it had sentimental value. Given that , I didn't want it to be the razor that I learned on and messed up. So when I got it I made sure it would cut hair and put it up. I trusted the source so I wasn't to worried about it. I got another blade and learned on it. I recently sent that in to be honed. I decided to get the Aust 5/8 out and use it. I was getting ready to do a video tonight and noticed that the side of the blade with etching has been honed fully from edge to edge. The opposite side not so much. It looks like it has been touched only at the outer edges. I am not sure what would cause this. I haven't honed this blade at all. The only honing has been done by the vendor. So take a look at the pics and videos and let me know.

The blade may have a slight warp or uneven grind to cause the uneven looking honing but as long as the 2 sides of the bevel meet it should be sharp & shaveready.
Your stropping looks ok but I can't tell if you're doing an X stroke or not which may well be needed with that razor.
Also I don't like the height of your stropping setup but that's subjective.