Thread: Strop Speed Heat

Heat from stropping won't permanently soften the metal, it would stress harden it. Unless you strop it to the point of being very hot for a long period of time you should have no permanent effect on the basic metal properties. However, my degree is electrical engineering. The above is what I remember from my materials classes. In his CD Lynn recommends stropping at the speed you would hone.

Dan

Over two decades ago I was told by my barber Jim that fast stropping was essential in order to generate enough friction and heat for the steel to respond to the stropping. That said, we all seem to do better with a careful approach.

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