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AFDavis11 Stropping for Sharpness 02-18-2013, 01:14 PM
shanky887614 can you explain what an x... 02-18-2013, 01:15 PM
Matt69 With a normal x-stroke, the... 02-18-2013, 01:25 PM
AFDavis11 Yes, as Matt explains the... 02-18-2013, 01:32 PM
AFDavis11 I've uploaded a video. 02-18-2013, 01:34 PM
mackie I noticed that you are... 02-18-2013, 01:49 PM
ace I have never tried this, but... 02-18-2013, 02:10 PM
AFDavis11 It is a traditional stroke,... 02-18-2013, 02:18 PM
mackie I will try it. Thanks. Mack 02-18-2013, 02:25 PM
Pyrateknight I actually do this for my... 02-18-2013, 04:52 PM
pinklather AFD. Thank You for posting.... 02-18-2013, 07:31 PM
Chreees Thank you for this!!!! I am a... 03-03-2013, 01:23 AM
Jayaruh I know this is an old thread,... 07-05-2014, 08:56 PM
honedright You are correct. It just goes... 07-06-2014, 07:03 PM
JimmyHAD Practice flipping the razor... 07-06-2014, 07:07 PM
Haroldg48 Great document Jimmy! ... 07-06-2014, 07:31 PM
mrsell63 Seems it is all about proper... 07-06-2014, 08:07 PM
earcutter Dude - I love your straight! ... 07-06-2014, 08:32 PM
mike1011 I'm new still to razor... 07-06-2014, 10:05 PM
UAcowboy I am still pretty new to... 07-06-2014, 11:00 PM
DaveW I also find a good linen and... 07-08-2014, 01:26 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayaruh View Post
    I know this is an old thread, but I found it when searching about windshield wiper strokes. I find this all very interesting, and I haven't stropped my first lick yet. I am still waiting on the mailman to deliver mys strop. This is an adventure, and I can see that it has no end.
    Practice flipping the razor without going through the stroke to start off. When you have the flip mastered go for the stropping motion.

    Check out this PDF, includes good info on beginning stropping ;

    http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...t_-_Honing.pdf
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