Quote Originally Posted by bcw View Post
Finally creating some muscle memory, but a new PRC strop looks like it has been through the crusades. When one says "sharp as a razor" it is a fact. I have a replacement leather piece, but plan to use the museum quality piece until I establish more dexterity. I knew I wasn't going to be liking this stropping business, but I'm darn near born again. Pasted one side with some crox, so I can give it 10 laps or so just to make me feel better. Any hints? I think one needs to concentrate and just deal with it. Thanks for the chance to vent.
Have you ever watched Maestro Livi strop on his loom? I watched that video last weekend again, and even though I am using a hanging strop, I am employing some ideas from Livi's video. He has a unique style of stropping where he lets the razor do an x-pattern right off the edge of the strop, then flip the razor when it is completely off the strop. I don't do that, but I do find that if I slow down, use the lightest possible touch, and keep the strop taut, I seem to be getting better results.