haven't had a reason to strop before. i picked up a dovo shavette but with the disposable safety blades, no need. just picked up a blade off the classifieds but know i need a strop to go with it. how low would you recommend i go on a beginner strop?
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haven't had a reason to strop before. i picked up a dovo shavette but with the disposable safety blades, no need. just picked up a blade off the classifieds but know i need a strop to go with it. how low would you recommend i go on a beginner strop?
Well the link I posted will give you choices of quality strops varying in price and quality. Don and Lynn will not sell inferior products
Have you by any chance checked to see if any other members live close too you, A set down with somebody will go along ways & save ya some money,, An hour of One on One Is really the best advice i could give ya, They may also have some inexpensive razors for you to practice with,Ty
i was looking around on how to find somebody close to my area. i found it once, but haven't been able to find it again. any help in locating this feature would be great.
Dieseld will chime in with that info in a Minute, Ty
I,m not a copy paster I go Forum, Beginners, New Members, There is a link there To find members in your area, Ty
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...php/Local_Help
Check out that link. It will give you local help
Straight Razor Designs 2 or 3 inch Latigo strop is a solid start. Size doesn't matter really, just preference. Either width will do the job equally well.
A lot of folks start off with an Illinois 827 or similar as well. They're a bit cheaper, but will get you through.
I bought at whipped dog for cheep. But i havent been to the site in a while so not sure what he has any more. Id say to try and keep the cost below 50 bucks but thats just me and my wallet talking. Yours might talk different than mine. Ha.
Many say all strops do the same thing. Like all cars do the same thing, and razors too do the same thing. We all have razors in our collections that we like more than others, so why are some razors much more expensive than others, that do the same thing. My experiences tell me I enjoy my best shaves from a 7/8 Thiers Issard, honed to finish on a Gokumyo 20k, stropped on my #70000 Kanayama. Say no more.
My two favorite strops are both vintage shell horsehide. A Koken & a Jager Barber Supply both are from Scotland & work very well. The koken has a Linen second strop with it & the Jager has a treated rough out leather back strop. For some reason I am now using the Jager more, it just feels better to me.
While I think the Fromm is a good strop treatment I have found Ballistol seems to work better for me.
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I have followed the general rules Kanayama have given re strop treatment/conditioning. I do nothing, otherthan every three or four razors I palm rub them. Admittedly, I don't have any old ones that may have become brittle or dry. But also no one has come forward to say they have needed to do anything to a Kanayama strop. So I will keep my usual palm rub going, and my strops are doing their thing, beautifully.
I have a Kanayama 5000 and a Tony Miller. Get great performance from both. It's a matter of feel. I find when these strops are used with a fire house strop they really perform. I might go for a Scrupleworks in the future.
Pre-Shave: Strop 100 on Tony Miller Heirloom #2
Post-Shave: Strop 30/30 Cotton/Linen on TomoNagura
Two strops each around $100 and they do all I need them to do; keeping a sharp straight edge on my razors. I think everyone should have a second strop of firehose and linen, it makes a huge difference for me in keeping my razors edges. I know 100 laps on the TM sounds excessive, but I've never had to have a razor re-honed, so I keep with this routine.