Thread: too good to be true?

Originally Posted by RezDog

Slowing down a little may help. Kind of like learning to type, accuracy first, speed later.

Believe me when I say I messed this up doing it slow Lol speed wasn't the problem. Just beginner problems. I will work through them and if this new strop takes a little bit to get to me it will give me time to learn to strop and repair my strops. But I'm so new at this that speed isn't going to be a problem for awhile !

Originally Posted by nodakjohns

I just ordered a burgandy 3 inch bridle leather one today. I hope I get it in a timely manner. I'm hoping for the best.I just stropped my new dovo yesterday on my 2 inch strop (both from srd) and nicked it up.......I hope my second shave attempt goes OK now but I have a few more "shave ready" razors in the mail heading my way. I'm hoping this strop is decent but I'm sure my butchering skills will not help ! :')

Dont worry ,I have done it all the wrong way, Flipped my straight into the leather. Didnt hold it level ,nicked the edges,,,,If you can do it wrong I have already been there done that. This produduct has held up. Dont get me wrong I dont like to fail.But if you or anyone else can learn from my mistakes. I will MAN up and tell about it. I already messed up my new Dovo Bismark and put too much pressure on it and put slice marks vertical up the blade, then tried to sand it off and gripped my sandpaper the wrong way and sanded off the Gold wash off the top....get the idea?? Its a great first strop..

Sounds like what I need.

A couple of good tips I have picked up here if you are carving up your strop. Get a piece of newspaper and fold it up to the width of a strop and practice on that, or use a blunt butter knife on your leather strop until you feel confident enough to try your razor.

Originally Posted by Grazor

A couple of good tips I have picked up here if you are carving up your strop. Get a piece of newspaper and fold it up to the width of a strop and practice on that, or use a blunt butter knife on your leather strop until you feel confident enough to try your razor.

Confidence I have. . .skill not so much.... :')