Thread: Where do you hang your strop?

On a towel hook at upper chest high. I hold the handle down at the middle stomach area. It seems more comfortable than working at waist height. I also use a 3" strop so no 'x' pattern needed, reducing the chance of messing it up.

I was using my strops high up on a clothing hook in my bathroom. The strop would hang from a point higher than my head. This lead to my arm and hand getting very sore and I had trouble getting passed 50 laps this way. Then I found another spot in my bathroom that is slightly lower than waist height and I am loving it. I can easily do 80 passes with no muscle aches or angle problems.

My strops hang from hooks in a board I fastened to the wall so that they would be "bar height" or 42" from the floor which is about average elbow height or transaction counter height or lean on the bar height. This way the strop is a convenient pull and flail height so I don't need to bend or stretch to use it.

It's worked well so far.

Door knob

I tried a towel hook that was above my head, but I felt I had less control and my shoulder would get sore pretty darn quick. I find it's easier to control pressure if I can lay the razor on the strop and have gravity assist.

Looped over a doorknob with paracord using a girth hitch.

Paracord loop around a towel rack shoulder high. Which is probably head high for some of you. I am a bit taller than most. I also tied the handle out of paracord. Works pretty well. May try it at waist level, though, just to compare the two

Attached to my dvd/game rack, top shelf, in my living room. It is a temporary arrangement until I can get a hook or something up in the bathroom. It puts it about elbow high which is comfortable for me.

Waist high, 42", next to the towl rack.

waist height on the banister between my room and the bathroom

I'm the type of guy who's always on the roam
so wherever I hang my strop, that's my home.