Problem with stropping and hair test

**mlodyellow** · 12-08-2010, 03:38 PM

Hello, I'm newbie, but I've used Straight Razor since 2 years. First sorry for my english

So, when I started using razor I watched every instruction about honing and stropping. I used to shave with not so sharp razor. I did my own home made strop from very thin cow skin, I was really proud of it and I've used for 1,5 year. I bought using strop form thick skin scored on one side. After few months using first strop I used oil to improvement slip and sharpness. I don't have polishing paste. I try to do the same on the new one strop, I stropping very slow, very fast, with little pressure with no pressure and I can't cut a hair... I'm used to shave with not so sharp razor but I want to try strop razor one time and properly to have sharper razor. I'm using 12000 grit water stone. I've got 2 razor and I can't sharp it well. Please help me

Best regards mlodyellow

**LarryAndro** · 12-08-2010, 05:48 PM

I am not clear whether you want a better strop, or you want help sharpening your straight razors. If you want a better strop, I will send you one free made of quality leather. If you want help with your razors, I will hone one free.

If interested, send me a private message and we can work out details.

If I misunderstood, and you just want advice, please clarify your question.

**MODINE** · 12-08-2010, 05:59 PM

mlodyellow;

I don't know where you are in the world, I do know how much freight is these days, but I would take that man up on his offer. Cause that's how we roll on SRP, booyah
Mike

**JimmyHAD** · 12-08-2010, 06:26 PM

Welcome to SRP. A very nice offer by Larry. What part of the world are you in ? There may be a member near to you to help you with your razors. Sending one off to get it professionally honed would give you a point of reference for your own honing/stropping as well as something to shave with. So it is a good idea if there is no member in your locale to help.

Check out the SRP Wiki here . There are tutorials on honing and stropping which may be helpful.

**mlodyellow** · 12-09-2010, 04:25 PM

So, Poland is in the center of Europe

I don't know anyone who can help mi in my country. I have problem with stropping not with my strop or hone. There are photos of my strop. Picasa Web Albums - Mateusz utowski - strop

I watch every film on youtube and in SRP wiki and still I can't strop my razor very well

I will try to record film with my stropping from diffrent angel and I hope you can help me

Best regards, mlodyellow

**hakan** · 12-16-2010, 10:50 AM

here are some good videos that arent on youtube;
Rasurpur.de / Maintenance / Pflege

**JimR** · 12-16-2010, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by mlodyellow

So, Poland is in the center of Europe

I don't know anyone who can help mi in my country. I have problem with stropping not with my strop or hone. There are photos of my strop. Picasa Web Albums - Mateusz utowski - strop

I watch every film on youtube and in SRP wiki and still I can't strop my razor very well

I will try to record film with my stropping from diffrent angel and I hope you can help me

Best regards, mlodyellow

You have a PM.

**mlodyellow** · 12-28-2010, 12:34 PM

Sorry for my delay but every time I shaved I did it at night

So it's my film

YouTube - Stropping-what i've done bad?

**JimmyHAD** · 12-28-2010, 01:01 PM

Because of the angle of the video it is hard to see if your blade is making contact with the strop from heel to point. If it is that is good. What was the stuff you applied to the strop ? Also hard to tell how much pressure you apply to the razor on the strop. Perhaps lighter pressure on the blade to strop would be something to experiment with ?

IMO at some point too many strokes reaches a point of diminishing returns. I didn't count but it seemed like you did an awful lot of strokes. I used to do 50 on linen and 50 on leather but I've been cutting that down to 40/40 and lately 30/30. Just experimenting.

Also I've never stropped sitting down. Might be fine if you're comfortable with it but an old ironworker foreman told me anything you can do sitting down you can do better standing up.

Try hooking your strop to a waist high level and see if you get better results.

Also you seem to be turning your wrist to make the razor flip. I used to do that and tended to nick my strops on the the end I held with my left hand, on the side closest to my body. Once I learned to flip between the tips of my thumb and forefinger, supporting the scales with my middle, ring and small finger, I stopped nicking the strop and was able to more easily control the pressure applied. Just my thoughts.

Did the hanging hair cut ? On my monitor I couldn't tell. Old eyes maybe. If it did HHT well ignore all of the long ramble above.

**mlodyellow** · 12-28-2010, 05:13 PM

I will try your advices. Also it doesn't cut the hair ;( I apply mineral oil to better slip. So I have to make less circle? About 30-40 yes? I Will try it another time about 2 days I think

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