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does it really matter much to have it hanging at waist height for proper stropping or do we do it that way because its better. seems it was more conveineint for the barber to have it there on the chair where he was working. seems to work finw hanging up at shoulder height and i havent mounted anything lower yet.
It's whatever works best for you. Different people have different motor coordination skills and so everyone's a little different. I prefer mine hung about chest high and I hold the strop end about waist high. I'm sure for many it's whatever position you learned to strop more than any other factor. :shrug:
I have mine attached to the towel rack, I have a microscopic bathroom... I also pull it to my chest and strop at a slight up slope. I've not tried other arangements as I just don't have anywhere else to put it...
At elbow height works best for me, and drilled into a wall stud, not just the wall.
I'm going to have a similar problem. I haven't wanted to think about it up to now though!:cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by DwarvenChef
thats how mine is, on the towel rack and i move it to another wall after use so i can use the towel. strop center hangs at the shoulder. no place to put it without it getting wet from the sink or shower so its up near the ceiling when not in use. just wondered if there should be a hook mounted way down lowQuote:
Originally Posted by DwarvenChef
Mine is attached to the linen closet door knob with a loop of nylon. I pull it on a very slight upslope. Hey, I'm a short fellow. :D
This is a nice thread, My question how tight do you pull your strop?
Well, since my strop came in today, I had to find a place to try it out. There happened to be a hook slightly lower than elbow height hanging near a doorway not too far from the bathroom. It worked pretty good.
As for how tight... I pulled it pretty tight, and actually think I got decent results, but then again, I don't have anything to really gage that by. I did notice that I kept pulling a slight twist in it without realizing it. I need much more practice.
Not too tight for the daily strop, just enough to keep it from sagging but not enough to bow the leather lengthwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by ucliker
As for the pasted strops, well, the best luck I've had with them is when I've attached them to a hook on the kitchen sink and then to the arm of a chair I lean back on - in other words, WAY tighter than I could hold for five minutes with just my arm. The pasted strops are made from a 1/4" thick belt with D-rings in it, so it doesn't deform. Basically as solid as I'd imagine a paddle strop would be.
As for strop height, I agree with the rest, try a couple different heights. I had terrible luck with the strop up high. I did that because I also have a tiny bathroom. Then I put a hook under the sink and (as long as the shower door is open) had remarkably better results with the strop at waist height.
i was just wondering how tight everyone pulls there strop. A barber told me to hold it tight then give it a little slack just enough so the entire edge gets stropped. He said if you pull it really tight you strop uneven and if its to loose you ruin the edge.
Sounds like what I do, I pull just enough to keep the leather flat as I strop. To hard and the sides curle up... grrr
I found the best out of the way place so it never has to be moved and it's out of the way is a coat hook on the back of the bathroom door put it any height you like and when you shut the door you've got a solid base to work from.
I pull mine really really taught most of the time. I think you barber is right though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ucliker
i feel like a mix of a few of you.
hang on the hand towel rack to strop, chest high. pulling downward @45 degrees.
pull tight, however soon, may be needing to find a wall stud.
store my strop on hook on top of back of bathroom door. under the robes out of the way of the wife.
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......Yep!Quote:
Originally Posted by ucliker
Great minds think alike! Mine's tied to the linen closet doorknob with "550" cord and held about level to the floor. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cabo_sailor
Like most, mine's on a towel rack, about chest high - I have it going on a downslope to about the bellybutton. I can't for the life of me figure out how to strop with a downward angle.
As for tightness, I hold mine firmly, like pulling open a door with a pneumatic hinge (sorry, that's the best analogy I could come up with at this time of morning without coffee!).
Mark