Originally Posted by
Euclid440
Hold the corners of the tang, the middle of the thumb pad, upper left corner and the opposite corner, the pad of the index finger or second joint pad, as Sham and AF Davis, do in their videos.
Then flip the razor, like flipping a switch, with the thumb. Sham demonstrates this as he is talking, in the beginning of his video, (0-50). Where he flips the razor back and forth.
You can also keep the razor flat on the strop by torque with the thumb. Use just enough torque to keep the razor flat on the strop.
This allows the razor to be flipped with only the thumb moving, the wrist does not change position.
If you flip, twisting the wrist, you will use too much force and slam the blade into the strop. This will cut your strop and bend and or chip the edge.
Any downward pressure, from the wrist will roll the edge.
The other big tip is…Stop forward movement, then flip. Slow down, as you gain muscle memory you will pick up speed, but one lap per second, is plenty fast, 60 laps per minute.
Quality not quantity.