Uni-directional stropping?
I am a relatively recent convert from DE shaving to straights, and have been very happy with the results. I went with the conventional wisdom and bought an inexpensive filly strop (which I have been very happy with), and though I have put a few nicks in it, my stropping technique seems to get adequate results.
The nicks resulted from the transition from the down stroke to the up stroke. Experienced stroppers say to not alter the angle of the wrist, but rather roll the tang in the fingers. Most of the time I can do this, but occasionally I get things a bit out of kilter, get the timing wrong and a small nick or ineffective stroke is the result. In addition, trying to get a consistent X-stroke adds another level of dexterity that I sometimes struggle with.
So, I am trying another method. I get my fingers and wrist set and do 10 up strokes and then change and do 10 down strokes, maybe for a total of 40 or 50 laps. I find that this is quicker than doing the 10 up-to-down transition finger rolls that one normally does to to 10 conventional laps. So far it seems to work well.
What do you think? Can someone else give it a try to give an opinion?
Uni-directional stropping?
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Originally Posted by
thebigspendur
If your learning it's best to learn the right way. it's hard to unlearn bad habits.
Hello, Goriuk:
Those are wise words from Thebigspendur. Learn to do it the right way from the beginning.
The world of straight razor shaving demands specific ways of doing things. These have passed on from one shaver to another, the teacher to the student. Although each individual shaver's method might be different from that of another, we all subscribe to certain basic elements.
Efficiency is imperative; shortcuts are chancy.
Regards,
Obie