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09-29-2006, 11:26 PM #1Junior Member
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Pastes on hanging strops
As the title of this thread suggests: as a newbie, I was just considering that pastes generally seem to be applied to a paddle strop. Is there any reason (other than perhaps economy and convenience) for this, or is applying paste to a hanging strop perfectly reasonable? There seems no reason why the performance wouldn't be the same.
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09-30-2006, 01:36 AM #2Senior Member
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Jimmy, Some guy with lots of experience use pastes on hanging strops but for the common man it is not a great idea. the flexible strop combined with pastes makes it very easy to round the razors edge making it more dull instead of sharper. Economy would be a second reason, lots of surface area on a hanging strop.
A hard surafe paddle is a better choice as there is no give and therefore no rounded edge.
Tony MillerThe Heirloom Razor Strop Company / The Well Shaved Gentleman
https://heirloomrazorstrop.com/
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09-30-2006, 02:09 AM #3Electric Razor Aficionado
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I use pastes on a hanging strop for my knives. Great edge and a very fast touch-up as well.
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09-30-2006, 04:49 AM #4Loudmouth
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Is there a practical reason for doing it on razor strops?
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