Thread: Strop tension

Originally Posted by skimonster

Kind of like the Scots spell it whisky, and the Irish spell it whiskey. Us yanks spell it whiskey also.

No matter how you spell it, I’ll take it.
I am glad I found this thread. I have been stripping pretty tight as I thought flex would curl my edge. How do you stop the deflection in the strip from curling your edge over?

Originally Posted by straightshot

No matter how you spell it, I’ll take it.
I am glad I found this thread. I have been stripping pretty tight as I thought flex would curl my edge. How do you stop the deflection in the strip from curling your edge over?

You could only curl your edge if you use excessive pressure or flip towards the edge.
Watch the pressure on the vids below
http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...ing-video.html

Originally Posted by straightshot

No matter how you spell it, I’ll take it.
I am glad I found this thread. I have been stripping pretty tight as I thought flex would curl my edge. How do you stop the deflection in the strip from curling your edge over?

Speaking Of spelling........

"I" is right next to "O"

I have found little need to visit the stones.
Jerry Sell was a fixture on this forum until passing away in June 2016. He loved coming over to my house to have a honing session. None of my razors needed it, but it was a fun session.
Well I maintained my razors for 18 months after his departure with just with strops and pastes. At the 18 month point I had 3 out of 13 that needed a few passes on the 12,000 grit.
The point is, a razor can be kept in fine shape with strops.

Originally Posted by Neckbone

I have found little need to visit the stones.
Jerry Sell was a fixture on this forum until passing away in June 2016. He loved coming over to my house to have a honing session. None of my razors needed it, but it was a fun session.
Well I maintained my razors for 18 months after his departure with just with strops and pastes. At the 18 month point I had 3 out of 13 that needed a few passes on the 12,000 grit.
The point is, a razor can be kept in fine shape with strops.

Jerry was a great guy, and although we never met in person, we would talk a lot online and share razors back and forth for honing tests.

Thanks for sharing.

That was nice to hear.
Jerry and I spent many hours at my honing bench.
I was not a good student, but he kept after me.
I can still hear him saying "light touch, just the weight of the razor".
He must have thought I was dense.
We miss him.