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I have been wondering if anyone here has tried stropping with lather on the strop. I know that people clean the strop with lather and a bottle and I also know that using lather on a stone changes the performance of the hone. So has anyone here experimented with stropping with lather on the strop to see the results?
I haven't tried it. I have lathered the strop, dried it overnight, then wiped the residue off the next day. I do this to increase draw, but stropping with lather on the strop would likely diminish draw, and, in my opinion, that's not what I want to do. I'm aiming at increasing draw for I believe that is what makes a strop effective.
I dont believe this does a thing for the razor. It may clean the strop, but little more.
I would imagine doing it too often is just going to diminish the quality of the leather as well. Can't see it doing much for the edge of the razor :shrug:
I assume you mean wet lather, based on your examples. I've tried it. It eliminates all the effect of stropping. You might as well just wave the razor in the air. Now, keep in mind, that a lot of people would be better off, edge wise, stropping in the air.
I've tried waving the razor in the air and I wouldn't recommend it. Not only the edge does not improve one iota, it's dangerous to cats and the razor.
Well, it might be good for soap sales.
You guys are a riot !
Humid air does create more draw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snake
+1 This is why you should always do your razor swinging after you get out the shower and before you shave.Quote:
Originally Posted by ace
I've read posts on here of members soaping up their strops to increase draw. To each his own, but I wouldn't do it, nor do I condone it. If you want more draw, buy a latigo strop, or a strop with more draw. I can't see rubbing soap into fine quality leather. It makes no sense, especially since this was thought up by some barber in the 1920's or thereabouts. A cheap 10.00 piece of leather from Tandy, maybe, A strop from SRD, Tony Miller, Kanayama, etc...I don't think so.
P.S. Cleaning vintage strops is something entirely different.
(And one more suggestion: get yourself some William's shaving soap. Before you leave for the day, after shaving, disassemble your strop and lay the leather on a flat surface. Cover the leather with a good coating of lather made from the William's. When you return that day, or the next morning, the lather will have dried. Hold the strop over the sink, or a garbage container, and with your hand rub off all of the dried lather. Reassemble the strop and rub with your palm as before until it feels very smooth and non-sticky. You might notice a nice difference in the feel of the strop after doing this. )
This is from the wiki.
I was not suggesting anyone do anything like that or put anything on a NEW strop. I merely asked a question. Since lather affects the performance of a stone, I wondered if anyone here had experimented with it on a strop while stropping.