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02-03-2015, 07:06 PM #15
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Thanked: 1587Of course the best thing would be to try both sizes and see which you prefer. Because, as I have no doubt has already been mentioned, the difference between a 2.5 and a 3 inch wide strop is little more than personal preference provided the quality is there.
Windshield wiper strokes, C-patterns, Obie strokes, whatever you'd like to call them, are a result of natural ergonomics and the arc created when your elbow is fixed at a point in space and you move your razor along the strop. It is a very safe stroke since you are only moving your forearm and maybe a bit of wrist. Keeping a razor moving straight on a strop requires movement at the elbow (from the shoulder) as well.
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