Thread: Forearm stropping

I was recently traveling and realized I forgot my strop. I was going to hand strop when I had the idea to use my forearm instead. I thought the forearm is smoother then my hand and I can do longer laps. I was amazed how good the results were. I also used the Murray Carter technique of taking newspaper on the table surface which also works very well. When home I use my Mastro Livi loom strop but if I am not going to be away for more then a week, my arm and newspaper work just fine.

I have also found that stropping on my thigh while wearhing blue jeans works quite well. When I am honing, that is normally how I strop before testing the edge.

In the beginning, I stropped with a newspaper and jeans for quite a long time before finally buying my first strop.

Worked awesome.

Never tried the forearm though.

Pete <:-}

correct technique (spine forward) is important

For beginners it's always best to use your non dominant arm in case you nick it

I tend to use my forearm a lot when honing to clean off the edge before I strop on my linen or cordovan. When I travel, I take a gentleman’s set and don’t bring a strop. I found I can get many great shaves without a stropping and with two razors I am good for a week. If I NEED to strop I have two forearms.