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jsetac Stropping technique fast or... 02-22-2013, 06:22 PM
honedright Generally go slow to learn,... 02-22-2013, 06:34 PM
JimmyHAD I'm a goldilocks stropper,... 02-22-2013, 06:57 PM
Jimbo Speed is a personal thing. It... 02-22-2013, 08:04 PM
HNSB Slow is smooth. Smooth is... 02-22-2013, 11:02 PM
CaliforniaCajun I've ruined two strops... 02-23-2013, 02:10 PM
pixelfixed Speed Kills,plain and simple:) 02-23-2013, 03:25 PM
Jimbo Yes, we must all find our own... 02-23-2013, 08:35 PM
Theseus Technique trumps speed any... 02-23-2013, 11:44 PM
CaliforniaCajun Being able to keep the spine... 02-24-2013, 12:40 AM
honedright Yep. Stropping is Komplicated... 02-24-2013, 03:41 AM
Gammaray The physicists among us know... 02-28-2013, 10:19 PM
JeffR Try lifting the spine a tiny... 02-24-2013, 04:11 AM
onimaru55 Are you suggesting that as a... 02-24-2013, 04:42 AM
gssixgun To get the exact same effect... 02-24-2013, 04:52 AM
JeffR onimaru55: Not a solution to... 02-24-2013, 05:31 AM
onimaru55 Don't think any posts need... 02-24-2013, 05:49 AM
jsetac Ive never cut my strop... 02-26-2013, 12:12 PM
ace Confucious say: Make sure you... 02-26-2013, 02:21 PM
  1. 02-24-2013, 12:40 AM #10
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    Being able to keep the spine from leaving the strop when flipping the blade over is what has stabilized my stropping.

    Before that I'd get out of sync. I couldn't coordinate the flipping and changing direction. Of course a late flip means you cut the strop.

    I've got a new piece of leather on my English Bridle strop and I haven't cut it in a week or two.

    It took me harder to learn this than any other aspect of straight shaving.

    I haven't tried replacing scales, sanding and shining the blade, and other such things. Yet.
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