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08-10-2012, 08:45 PM #1
[QUOTE=onimaru55;1004584 You can practice on a single sheet of newspaper & not destroy your edge. Cut it to size & secure it with a bulldog clip. A bit of practice should see you right.[/QUOTE]
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08-13-2012, 09:39 PM #2
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Thanked: 4how do you know if your stropping right? I feel like im doing it right, am i supposed to be destroying my first strop? because i havent had a problem with the flip... am I possibly going to slow? or am I just that good hahah
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08-14-2012, 06:53 AM #3
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I wrote this before, earlier in the thread . . .
Correct stropping sequence (for a vertical strop) (the spine is _always_ touching the strop!):
Start with the spine on the strop, at the bottom, and the blade at right angles to the strop.
As you start to move the blade up, rotate the blade around the spine until the edge touches the strop.
Continue the upward stroke to near the top of the strop.
As you slow down, keep the spine on the strop, and lift the edge off the strop.
When you're stopped at the top, the blade should be at right angles to the strop.
As you start the stroke downward, rotate the blade so that the edge touches the strop.
Near the bottom of the strop, raise the edge off the strop, and slow down;
Repeat from "Start . . . ".
Timing the "flip" is crucial. If you're nicking the strop, your timing is off. You're rotating the edge onto the strop while the spine is moving in the wrong (toward-the-edge) direction. And it cuts into the leather.
Practice slowly, practice slowly, practice, practice . . .
. charlesLast edited by cpcohen1945; 08-14-2012 at 06:55 AM. Reason: repeat of earlier post in thread
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08-14-2012, 05:53 PM #4
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Thanked: 4Thank you! I somehow missed that? That is my basic understanding of stropping... So I guess I'm doing it right, just not so smooth yet...