Thread: Is it OK to strop like this?

I think the other hand would just be a crutch that would harm you in the long run. Its obviously not useful for hanging strops and you'd need a lot of table room to be able to lay down the paddle strop.

I just think its easy enough to keep the razor on the strop, go slowly until you've got the motion perfected, and then you can speed things up.

That, and I really can't think of any benefit to regular stropping in that manner.

I have to agree with thebigspendur. It seems that part of the problem most newbees have with honing is applying to much pressure, thus bending the edge of the blade up ever-so-slightly. If you were to use both hands to strop on a hard strop, I think the tendency would be to apply more pressure to increase the drag. Leighton is right. Make an effort to learn to do it with one hand. That doesn't mean you can't do it with a hard strop, just do it with one hand. Just MHO.

Ray

Hi, Stropping is one of those things that requires practice to perfect. I would learn to use just the one hand; it does not take long There is nothing wrong with laying the strop on a table when you start out. That is what I did after my first attempt at stropping went wrong. (I rolled the edge of my razor and chewed the strop up) If possible practice using a 'reject' strop and a 'beater' razor. best regards Russ

Thanks guys, I will try to combine both techiniques and see how they compare...and at some point I'll get a hanging strop to see how that works.

Regards