I don't see much about what to do with the back of a leather strop. Is it OK to paste this side and and use it as a pasted strop? What are other uses for this soft "fuzzy" side?
Thanks,
Jim
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I don't see much about what to do with the back of a leather strop. Is it OK to paste this side and and use it as a pasted strop? What are other uses for this soft "fuzzy" side?
Thanks,
Jim
Spanking(:-).
You can use it as a pasted strop. There have been a couple of tutorials, notably one by JoshEarl, that explain things pretty well. Personally, I don't do it. I prefer a flatbed or a modular paddle rather than a hanging strop but ymmv.
If you decide to give it a go, apply whatever abrasive paste/crayon you select very sparingly. CrOx paste is a popular choice, btw.
I think I read that some guys paste the back of their strop. Me, I just leave it alone. It's just the back of the strop.
I can give some feedback having just used Dovo red paste on the back of the leather side of my strop, and I would not recommend it.
I had been refreshing my razor with the Dovo black paste on a fabric side of my strop quite successfully until it just wasn't feeling sharp enough to get a really good shave, so as I also could find anything conclusive about applying paste to the back of the leather side I gave it ago.
The result was not good, I could still shave but it seemed worse than before I used the red paste, the razor was very jumpy and rather than glide across my face it would jump across in a stuttering motion.
I think this might have something to do with the reverse of the leather side on my strop is not a smooth surface like to front or the fabric side, so in my opinion and after trying for myself I don't think it is suitable for using paste in my humble opinion.
Nothing.
Regards
Chasmo
Has anyone thought of smoothing out the backside and then pasting it? Just a thought.