Thread: Technique of stropping on balsa vs hanging leather

G'day Coz,
Couple of questions and answers
- to clear it up does your Balsa strop actually have a leather side ?

If it does have leather you need to treat it the same as a hanging strop the only difference is little or no flex to avoid rolling the edge.
So with leather hanging or fixed you still only need to maintain a light razor weight only pressure with the spine leading with edge flat on the strop.
Minimal weight is required

- if you have no leather side I personally recommend getting a leather strop this is much finer and better for your razor than the balsa alone.

- alternatively use your hanging strop flat on a bench like a fixed strop and Use the same technique.
Keep in mind The only real difference is the hanging strop can flex and the fixed can't.
JMHO
Hope this helps ?