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12-07-2009, 12:11 PM #1New Collector
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Gripping the strop
How are you supposed to gerip a strop that does not have a handle or D-ring?
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12-07-2009, 12:13 PM #2
Just hold it tightly at the bottom, thumb on top of the leather and fingers underneath.
Just obviously be careful when stropping that you dont slash yourself!
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12-07-2009, 02:01 PM #3Senior Member
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I have a couple of strops without handles or D-rings. I hold them with my forefinger underneath, left to right, thumb on top, then curl my wrist downward so the strop curves up over my forefinger. This helps keep the strop flat.
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P.S: D-Rings are my favorite. With a handle I feel my hand must be at an unnatural angle, 90 degrees from where it wants to be.
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12-07-2009, 03:55 PM #4< Banned User >
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I used to do the end pinch method, but it wasn't so comfortable for me. Now I do it like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnqXSCFwdSU
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12-07-2009, 04:54 PM
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Having a number of vintage pro barber strops with no d-rings or handles I grip that type on the end with a thumb over the top and a forefinger below. What I try to look out for whether pulling a strop with a handle or without is that I don't put a slight twist in it as I'm putting the tension on it. IOW, that I keep it flat. I noticed that I had a tendency to do the slight twist if I wasn't paying attention.
Here is a really good thread from the archives by stropping expert AFDavis11 with a very effective way to hold the strop with a squared off end. I adopted this method of holding that type of strop after reading the thread.
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12-07-2009, 05:12 PM
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Wow, I tried it and it *does* seem like a good idea. Gives me the same thumb-over-straightened-out-forefinger grip I usually use but with the strop then curling back between two other fingers the grip is much more solid. Or to put it another way, I can get a good solid grip with considerably less effort. This makes it easier to keep aligned properly.
12-07-2009, 05:23 PM
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