Thread: Just a little pressure, please?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

When I started out I was mindful of all the recommendations to keep the strop taut so I had the solution. I would tie one end of the strop to the back of my Honda Civic and the other end to my sons and then we'd take off. The only problem was mine had a bigger engine and I'd have to run down the street with the car stropping at the same time with my neighbor's Pit Bull chasing me. That didn't work out too well.

Then I realized you just had to hold it comfortably taut and that made all the difference.

I think your neighbor should have properly socialized and trained his dog.

Do hybrid cars require less or more laps ?

Originally Posted by RezDog

I think your neighbor should have properly socialized and trained his dog.

I think his neighbor HAS properly trained and socialized their dog.. sheesh! Lol

To the OP, I believe there is an article in the Wiki about stropping and how the bevel changes shape with time and use, developing a curve and becoming convex. This means that stropmeisters among us will loosen the grip/pull on the strop, each time ever-so-slightly, to follow this developing curve and allow for max performance of the razor, before it needs to hit the hones again.

Speaking of things that cannot be measured, how's that for everyone?

When people talk about the art of stropping, this thing comes to mind... I'll admit, I never bother.

Originally Posted by Srdjan

To the OP, I believe there is an article in the Wiki about stropping and how the bevel changes shape with time and use, developing a curve and becoming convex. This means that stropmeisters among us will loosen the grip/pull on the strop, each time ever-so-slightly, to follow this developing curve and allow for max performance of the razor, before it needs to hit the hones again.

No, a convex edge simply means it needs honing.

Originally Posted by Srdjan

I think his neighbor HAS properly trained and socialized their dog.. sheesh! Lol

To the OP, I believe there is an article in the Wiki about stropping and how the bevel changes shape with time and use, developing a curve and becoming convex. This means that stropmeisters among us will loosen the grip/pull on the strop, each time ever-so-slightly, to follow this developing curve and allow for max performance of the razor, before it needs to hit the hones again.

Speaking of things that cannot be measured, how's that for everyone?

When people talk about the art of stropping, this thing comes to mind... I'll admit, I never bother.

That is something I don't remember hearing before.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

That is something I don't remember hearing before.

From the perspective of physics, it makes some sense to me. Best to imagine the situation on a very large scale... then apply it on a small scale. For the scientists among us

Gotta chime in. Read the whole thread and from what I can tell it comes down to the fact that muscle memory needs to be educated. I am probably the original heavy ham handed person around. After doing a lot of reading I realized that a bench strop was the answer since pressure applied could be gauged immediately on a non-resistant surface. Not having a bathroom where I could house a bench strop I devised what I call a hanging bench strop as shown below. I have a whisper of a stroke now with almost non existence pressure. I have one un-adjusted strop and find that I retain the whisper pressure on that one also.

Originally Posted by Srdjan

From the perspective of physics, it makes some sense to me. Best to imagine the situation on a very large scale... then apply it on a small scale. For the scientists among us

On the scale of a razor bevel the changes would surely be so miniscule that it would be next to impossible to guage by hand particularly if there were a rotation of multiple razors in question which would necessarily require varying, varying pressures. [Yes varying, varying is intentional].