I think I will lower it tomorrow. Thank you all for your help.
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I think I will lower it tomorrow. Thank you all for your help.
I lowered it tonight. I hanged it on the door knob. I find it's easier to control the pressure this way.
You guys are really helpful.
Thank you.
When a new guy comes to my home I ask them to demonstrate their stropping for me. Every one of them strops to fast and most are to light on the stroke. I see that your pressure is about right but I would ask that you slow down your stroke a lot and really "feel" the contact and distribution of pressure.
Hope this helps, :D
Hello CoffeeAddict:
I agree with many of these gentlemen. The one thing I would add is what my friend Mainaman advises: lower the strop's position. I keep mine at about waist level.
Regards,
Obie
It looks pretty good to me..! :)
The main thing is you're getting results you like, as Dylan says. The way I strop differs to the way you strop, and your way will differ again to the next person, but if you have a great shaving edge afterwards then you did it right and thats all that matters.
That's exactly what I have been thinking. I've seen many guys stropping in a very different way to what it's recommended.
Just look at how loose the barber is holding the strop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h1GC34yyKE
And also look at this other one at Taylor of Old Bond Street (in 1:16)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pycsaCLj5KE
By the way, I put my strop hanging on the wall again. Having hung it on the door knob caused me to nick it twice again. I find much easier to see what I'm doing by hanging it on the wall.