Do you vary the tautness of the strop?

**Ernie1980** · 05-02-2017, 08:59 PM

When I strop a wedge, especially one that was honed with multiple layers of tape, I will add a slight amount of slack in the strop. You want to be careful about adding too much because it would make it easier to round off your edge!

**trondsi** · 05-03-2017, 02:57 AM

Very interesting. I sometimes manage to get a good edge on my old wedge razor, but it seems to take forever compared to the other razors. I was thinking that it might be because I hold the strop too straight and taut.

**Brontosaurus** · 05-03-2017, 04:41 AM

I tend to pull the linen strop somewhat taught; but I introduce a little bit slack to the leather strop according to sound and feel, this being, to some extent, grind- and tape-related.

**tcrideshd** · 05-03-2017, 05:06 AM

I would think you want a good edge on your razor before stropping, the leather and linen really only align the edge and polish , not sharpen and as far as tension, there is a lot of give in a hanging strop so a little slack wont hurt it but tight seems to do whats its supposed to do. look at most bench strops, with leather on a board, even that deflects enough to strop. Tc