How many strokes?

**thebigspendur** · 03-26-2010, 03:44 PM

I do about 20 on fabric and 60 on leather.

I did a stropping experiment a few years ago. Do a search on "the grand experiment" and learn why.

**Englishgent** · 03-26-2010, 03:46 PM

Am I the only one finds stropping a royal pain in the ass? The only part of the straight razor ritual I really don't enjoy.

**LarryAndro** · 03-26-2010, 04:16 PM

I have a long strip of leather that was turned into a strop. The top half is treated with 0.1 micron ferrous oxide, which is a very gentle abrasive. The bottom half is untreated leather. Between shaves it is about 20 passes on the ferrous oxide, wipe the blade, and about 20 passes on the leather.

**hi_bud_gl** · 03-26-2010, 05:07 PM

Never more then 50 in any side of the strop.
i usually do 30/30. gl

**Scipio** · 03-26-2010, 05:44 PM

I dont bother with the canvas any more, unless I am stropping a blade fresh off the hone, or on the occassion that I may use cromox I will follow with the canvas.

I previously had a TI paddle and did 100 strokes as a standard. Now I have a custom Neil Miller paddle, and do 30 strokes on English bridle, and 50 on tallow tan.

**honedright** · 03-26-2010, 06:15 PM

I do 22 strokes on linen, then leather, for a total of 44 strokes. It's a magic number. 4 + 4 = 8 which is the number for infinity, which is why my razor never gets dull or needs a touch up.

**ianp1966** · 03-26-2010, 06:43 PM

I've only stropped my razor, my new razor, once after a shave and that time i did just 10 laps. Not wanting to spoil the edge.

ian

**Bruce** · 03-27-2010, 02:36 AM

Originally Posted by honedright

I do 22 strokes on linen, then leather, for a total of 44 strokes. It's a magic number. 4 + 4 = 8 which is the number for infinity, which is why my razor never gets dull or needs a touch up.

I love it: 8 = infinity.

No wonder it takes so long to strop a razor.

**Sticky** · 03-27-2010, 04:07 AM

60 on leather, usually latigo. I almost never use fabric.

**nessmuck** · 03-27-2010, 04:18 AM

50 linnen 100 leather for my sheffields/wedges and 50 linnen 75 leather for every thing else,ducks,griffons,torreys,droeshers,bokers,etc.

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