Stropping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
As stated, I wouldn't do anything till you figure this out.. (ie what's going wrong and how to fix it)
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Stropping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
As stated, I wouldn't do anything till you figure this out.. (ie what's going wrong and how to fix it)
That is the exact page I used to find instructions for the strop conditioning. And now that I think back,those areas were raising up when I was rubbing the conditioner on with my hand and the bottle. And I was very careful not to use the seam on the bottle when rubbing. It's just been made worse with stropping only 3 times.
I just saw one of these in another thread. My first thought was WTHeck. Lay off the conditioner. You should be able to just run the palm of your hand over it and then strop. I honestly never saw one till this week but that is what it is supposed to look like. If you have a hard time keeping the edge on your razor I would get a different strop. With the amount of conditioner you put on it I would guess a return is out. You may also want to contact the vendor and ask questions. gssixgun may have some answers and if he doesn't come along you might drop him a PM. Sounds like your razor maybe okay ? And start using the linen. 25 on that then 50 or a ton more on the leather. Not sure about that one but should be the same.
The leather was never super smooth to begin with. A lot of strops I'm seeing have the look of finished smooth leather belts whereas my strop came looking like the inside of a well worn belt. Which Is why I assumed it was normal for it to flake like that. The videos were always older gents that looked like they had their strips for years. I also don't feel I've used a lot of conditioner. I followed the instructions on that page and used it a couple other times in just those spots to try to lay the notches down.
It's not a smooth strop. That said, my concern is that the edges look damaged, so I would not use it till figured out. As 10 Pups states, someone who knows this strop better will be along.....
Well hopefully I can figure all this out. My husband put a lot of thought into everything and stuck his neck out for me. Pun intended lol. Plus side is he ordered from a small time business that will hone my blade for free if needed. They offer to do that so it will make their customers more determined to master their skill instead of giving up when they ruin their blades doing what I'm doing apparently lol
P.s.. my blade seems fine. It definitely does not shave as well as first-time but who can expect that.
Yes that brand and same pics of rough looking leather. There are lots of different finishes on leather and no I never saw one that rough looking. Not that I am THE strop guys but I have been looking around for awhile. If I find that thread I'll post it in here hmmmm.
Well if it shaves and causes no pain then you are fine. Your stropping technique will improve and help keep the edge nice. I would start using the linen though. Without getting all microscopic on you I can say it serves a purpose. Mostly to clean the blade just before leather but not like washing clean. More like knocking off the corrosion since yesterday clean :<0)
If that's the side you're stropping on, shown in the photos......could you post a couple of images of the other side of the leather?
Edit: With the below link, no images needed.
Check this link. It's the same strop with more info. (Pups beat me to it :D)
http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...ml#post1440951
Regards,
Howard :)
Here is the post I was referring to earlier. Same strop different chat. http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...bad-strop.html