Thread: Stropping is King

Originally Posted by Joe Lerch

The stickiness or draw is just friction. It's all inseparable. Frictional resistance is related to the force you apply. Friction produces heat. If you strop faster, the heat builds up faster.

It's quite possible that Scott's technique depends on the generation of more abrasion (friction), as I mention above.

Yes, but if you strop like crazy with enormous pressure and speed the blade doesn't even get warm. So friction I can buy, heat is another matter. I suppose you could believe the tempurature of the edge is rising and effecting the steel, but I'm saying that Im inclined to not believe that heat is the catalyst.