Thread: A curious observation..

I'll give this a try as well this morning and let you know how it goes, but generally I think linen then leather for 20-30 passes should be as good as it gets.

Originally Posted by xman

Could it be that you're merely paying more attention to your stropping?

X has a good point...you could be paying more attention to your technique with this pyramid method.

Ahhh I follow. I think its still better to vascilate back and forth but its hard to percieve much difference from linen then leather in a single set of each.

Originally Posted by steve

Yeah, the mystical aliens that built the pyramids are great at honing up razors, you should try it sometime

They've got to keep those grey heads nice and smooth somehow.

Well, I did admit it might be coincidence so I'm not saying I've stumbled onto any new stropping revelation.

All I know is that if I were to do 1 set of passes on each side, I get a certain result. If I do 2 sets I seem to get better results. As to it being too much trouble, it takes me about 2 minutes or less so I don't really go through too much additional trouble.

At any rate, thanks for the input guys.

I find it better also. I do it quite often and agree with you, its not any trouble to worry over.