Thread: Paddle or Hanging

I am considering the superwide paddle combo with .25 diamond paste or a hanging combo. I have a hanging now. I like it but I don't feel it works well for me.

I've got a 4 sided paddle and a Hand American flat bed. Us them once in awhile but my hanging strops see the majority of the use. If I didn't already have the above I would have gotten the wide two sided paddle.

I have a four-sided paddle strop that I use with pastes but a hanging Illinois strop with leather and canvas for everyday use. It's easier to build up speed on a hanging strop (because its longer) and that becomes important when you do a lot of passes (I do 100 & 100).

I have both. A home made paddle pasted strop & a Hanging Roo Strop

Advantages and disadvantages to hanging v. paddle?

I kinds prefer the paddle, at least in theory due to the fact that it is flat and easier to work with.

Thanks for the PM about the Livi Heirloom, but that is a little rich for my blood. Unless it is gonna hope out of the closet and strap my razor for me.

A pasted strop is a great tool, a pasted paddle strop is a safer tool than a pasted hanging strop....
A hanging strop in the right hands will give you results very quickly, but mis-stroke that puppy, and you are back to the stones to fix it.... They can take an edge off faster, than they can put one on....
With a paddle you have much more control... JMHO, I would go with a paddle, unless you feel you are a true stropping expert...

Also, if you go for the four sided paddle, you have a larger specter of pastes at your disposal.But I guess that is fairly obvious...

Kristoffer

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

Also, if you go for the four sided paddle, you have a larger specter of pastes at your disposal.But I guess that is fairly obvious...

Kristoffer

This is true. I pasted mine with the 1.0, 3.0 and 0.5 diamond that Tony supplied and chrom ox for the fourth side. I have to admit that I haven't tried the 1.0 or the 3.0 since I've read that some feel it leaves too fine an edge that is subject to breaking down more quickly. I guess I should give those a try just to see what I think.

I have a couple of Tony's superwide paddles pasted with Crox, .25, .50 and 1.0. They're great. I don't like the .25 anymore, it causes me irritation, I feel going from .25 to crox is a step backwards, so.....Anyway, IMO, The paddles are for pastes. A hanging strop is for everyday use. Of course, whatever floats your boat, whatever works for you...

Jimmy, are you sure about the 1.0 and 3.0, they're quite large. The .025 is the one most complain about too keen an edge.
The larger are usually OK, I could be wrong....

Originally Posted by zib

Jimmy, are you sure about the 1.0 and 3.0, they're quite large. The .025 is the one most complain about too keen an edge.
The larger are usually OK, I could be wrong....

No, I'm not sure. I haven't really gotten into pastes in a big way. I kept this post in my subscribed threads just to review once in awhile as, being mathematically challenged, I have a hard time remembering which grit is where in the pecking order. I settled on the 0.5 based on what Tony said.