Thread: Homemade Hanging Denim strop

So then, what is the point of stropping on Denim?

Just paste paper, cardboard or craft foam, if you want a flat substrate.

Many of us have test stropped, the same razor daily on paste, for well over a year with no ill effects, to the razor or edge.

It is not the substrate or the paste that damaged the edge, it is technique. Convexing a bevel is a good thing and will not affect the edge, other than to strengthen it.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

So then, what is the point of stropping on Denim?

Just paste paper, cardboard or craft foam, if you want a flat substrate.

Many of us have test stropped, the same razor daily on paste, for well over a year with no ill effects, to the razor or edge.

It is not the substrate or the paste that damaged the edge, it is technique. Convexing a bevel is a good thing and will not affect the edge, other than to strengthen it.

The first point for me was to avoid the over-priced leather strops. Beyond that was to really try to get my head wrapped around what is happening to the razor so as to come up with a couple options that do different things to the edge with minimal effort. There isn't a good consensus on SRP regarding stropping. for example, what is the effect on the edge from using a spandex blend vs 100% cotton. Or has anyone calculated the length of the strop's effect on curvature of the bevel? Or in my case how aggressive a strop can be made to be.

My latest result... 12 laps taking a razor from hht-4 down to hht-2 (shave test full fail). Back to leather 50 laps to return to hht-4. Any thoughts on why/how?

Post some photos of your strop and the razor in question.

Did you ever re-set the bevel of the razor you roached with improper stropping? What did you hone it on?