Thread: Can you strop on a flat surface?

Originally Posted by Augustagj

I wondered if I could lay my Strop on my bathroom vanity and strop the razor this way. It seems to work, but I've never read anybody doing it this way.

Yes you can, bench strops work this way.

I would be careful that the strop doesn't start sliding around and moving while your stropping. When I first started, before I got my 1st strop, I would strop on flat newspaper on the kitchen counter. It worked really well and made me wonder if I needed to buy a strop at all.

Pete <:-}

Originally Posted by Augustagj

Thank you very much. I just could not find a place in my bathroom to hang a hook. I noticed that there was plenty of space to lay it flat. I pondered the process and what adverse impact this might bring and could not come up with any other that the risk of nicking the blade if I was sloppy.

It worked very well.

The middle hinge on your bathroom door works great. Just push up the hinge pin 1/4 inch and lay the strop ring over-top.

Thanks for the recommendation. I actually have come to like using the strop laying flat on my bathroom vanity. It's working and that is what counts.

I am very careful when I strop. I've not cut myself but I could see it happening if you do something stupid.

I just used a spring clamp to hold the top on the counter, slight tension with the free hand to keep it flat.
It worked very well, I stopped slashing the strop, the shaves got better.