Thread: New Strop Hanging

Kees,

How might a person ruin a strop? It seems as though one would have to be far from noob to destroy a strop.

Straight razor shaving is nothing more than correctly applying semi-precise procedures to an array of tools/products to produce a desired outcome. It's not nuclear science.

That's true, but your experience comes from, "Nothing, correct? ". Many a guy has cut a strop. And most are far more capable than you are right now. We have heard all this before, honing and stropping seems simple, it can be, once you learn, but until then your speculation is pure ego without substance, just do it and find out. Tc

BTW, Belgian Ardennes coticule honing stones are not required to put a sharp edge on a razor. But they are best honing stones; hence, the price.

For sharpening hunting knives, I use this: https://www.boker.de/us/knife-sharpener/09KE180.html It's not Belgian Ardennes. It will put a more than sufficiently sharp edge on the hardest steel. It does take effort, but outcome offsets effort. I also have a slurry stone, which is not necessary. When hunting season's over, all of my knives are stowed away. An accidental knife wound can be deadly, if not by the cut, an infection can cause death.

Sharpening a hunting knife requires thought. One has to closely examine a blade for wear and angle. If it as a 20 degree angle, one has to assure a 20 degree angle on a stone. Sharpen slowly and deliberately.

Sharpening a straight razor is not space shuttle complicated. Sufficient thought ought to git er dun w/o damage.

Havalon seems to be all the rage among hunters: Replaceable blade skinning knives and hunting knives by Havalon Knives. It uses replaceable surgical quality blades. I've seen them in use on a huge Rocky Mountain bull elk: Replaceable blade skinning knives and hunting knives by Havalon Knives I recommend them for any outdoorsman regardless of sport. One can change a saw blade for a scalpel-sharp cutting blade in seconds. But for heavy work like quartering a huge animal, nothing beats an excellent knife.

BTW, I've watched videos of "expert" razor sharpeners who appeared motivated by demonstrating their skills as opposed to teaching. I think it imprudent to whisk through sharpening anything. That's how injury occurs. Proceed slowly and methodically with your your free hand out of the way of blades.

Finally a damaged razor's edge does not necessarily translate to a ruined razor. Unless damage is extensive, one ought to be able to put a new edge on a damaged razor.

Originally Posted by TreeBrand

BTW, Belgian Ardennes coticule honing stones are not required to put a sharp edge on a razor. But they are best honing stones; hence, the price.

So you give us this statement as 'fact'? We do, after all, have acronyms such as 'IMO', FME, and 'VMMV' for our individual opinions, yet you have used none of these and typed your words as gospel for all to revere.

Followed by knife advise, namedropping knife brands, etc, this Ardennes Coticule intro seems to lack substance in your post.

Yes, Coticules are good and have been widely used for centuries.

To say something is fact, esp as referring to naturals and speaking knife opinions after really is not helpful, particularly in a thread about a new strop?
Just a pile of words.

YMMV, JMO, FME, etc and so forth.

I'm outta here

Bob

@TreeBrand: you have been given a lot of sound advice. If you want to start your journey into straight razor shaving and honing in a different way you are most welcome. Please keep us posted how you get along.

Gentlemen

Lets try and keep thing civil

It is obvious that the OP doesn't want your help, you have all tried in a few threads now, and he has repeatedly told you he knows what he is doing..

I am closing this thread now, I have placed the last post on Mod Review...


Glen Senior Mod SRP

If anyone has issues with that they can PM me