Thread: Holding a strop

I thought I would throw this out there, just because, well I hate changing things without mentioning it.

I've changed the way I hold a strop.

I've concluded that it is better to grasp the strop between the ring finger and the middle finger and place the index and middle finger under the strop. Then I twist my wrist back toward myself.

Although I found the apparent change is small, it actually creates a much flatter strop which improves edge sharpness.

The key, I think, is the index finger under the strop as a flattening guide.

Happy shaving . . . I hope you all had a nice Christmas!