Thread: Spine scratching strop

Sounds like the RA I just bought. Did the same thing and I almost flipped my lid. I'm new to this so my strop isn't expensive and I noticed as I stropped a few times it quit scratching, I'm assuming due to dulling the particular portion. Mine is a RA 6/8 French Point. I have to really pay attention when I strop, but again, the initial session or two did leave some make, not deep, but if it were a nice strop....yeah; something to look at.

v/r,

Charlie

Originally Posted by SteveA

I wondered that too as I have one of those on order.

It's the 7/8" French point with horn scales from SRD. It does have a decorated spine.

Originally Posted by Moonshae

It's the 7/8" French point with horn scales from SRD. It does have a decorated spine.

That's nearly the same razor I have on order. Thanks for the heads up!

-Steve

Instead of sandpaper you can also use some of the high grit nail files used more for polishing than cutting. My wife picks them up for me at a beauty supply store.

Precisely the reason I no longer obtain SR's with spine work.

Which is sad.

Because I love spine work.

It definitely wasn't the spine work causing the problem, just the spine edge at the toe end was a bit too sharp. The little sanding I did handled the problem, and now this razor is my daily workhorse. There's nothing wrong with 5/8, but there's something really nice about a substantial 7/8.

You may also want to just strop the spine on the back of the strop a couple hundred times with any new razor having sharp edges on the spine. Sort of test drive it on the rough side to see what happens.
Disclaimer :::: I have never owned a new razor under 70 years old :<0)

How did it leave SRD in that condition? How was that not noticed when they stropped it? You should not have to take sandpaper to a brand new razor professionally honed.