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03-07-2013, 06:02 PM #1
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Thanked: 1Absolute beginner stropping question
So my Norton 1k and 4/8k have finally arrived
The bevel is set and the razor honed.
Here's my question :
When stropping should the razor be flat on the leather just like it is when honing
or should I lift the back of the razor slightly ? By doing the latter I get nicer sound
off the leather that makes me think the strop is doing more. I'm probably entirely
wrong right ?
Thank for any advice
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03-07-2013, 06:23 PM #2
No, the spine stays flat at all times during the stroke, lifting can round the edge, or worse dig into your strop and slice or scuff it. Also, the spine leads the stroke (opposite of honing). Don't worry about getting a very noticeable acoustic type feedback; some razors do, and some won't make a peep. Just keep the strop taught, spine flat, and constant contact with a smooth even stroke, and let the strop do its work.
Mastering implies there is nothing more for you to learn of something... I prefer proficient enough to not totally screw it up.
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03-07-2013, 06:31 PM #3
+1 see the Library on this forum. Under maintenance you will see stropping under maintenance. This will give you a better idea with visuals of what the above is mentioning. You can also youtube some of these big names on the forum. They have posts showing you the ins and outs of stropping. Remember it takes time do develop a skill like stropping.
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03-07-2013, 06:54 PM #4
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Thanked: 13250Remember the JaNorton thread we linked you
That was January, and Honing this was October and Stropping or rather Stroptober
http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...st-2012-a.html
There is a ton of info and Vids in that thread
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03-07-2013, 06:58 PM #5
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03-08-2013, 11:34 PM #6
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03-09-2013, 04:01 AM #7
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Thanked: 270Your post is causing me to re-think stropping. I've gone about three whole weeks without nicking the thing which for me is an unbelievable accomplishment.
I have been concerned about the sound, thinking it should sound the same both ways. I'm wondering if I'm lifting the spine. It's hard for me to get the same sound going toward me as I do going away from me.
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03-10-2013, 02:18 AM #8
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Thanked: 3Let me preface this with something you don't often hear on the internet: I'm not an expert in anything I'm about to talk about.
Having said that, it makes sense to me that leather - being a tanned hide - is going to have a "grain" to it, just like our faces do. I have a SRD red latigo and the sound is definitely different on the toward vs away stroke. Now, I've only been stropping correctly (I think) now for about 3 days, so it's certainly not a "broken in" strop (unless you call being sliced 30 times "broken in")
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03-10-2013, 08:01 PM #9
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Yep what he said,,
And let's toss in the Dopler Effect for good measure too
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05-04-2013, 12:27 PM
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Yes, keep the spine on the strop, and drag the edge/bevel on the leather, is the best way I can describe it with words. So, any torque generated during your stoke (you always generate some amount of torque, though minimal) should be directed to the edge. You will possibly see or notice this in the Stroptober vids, but you'll only learn it with daily stropping.
+1 on what Jetmech said about rubbing your palm on the strop.
Once you get it, it's amazing what good stropping does to an edge. Good luck.
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