Thread: loom strop: pre-pasted or not?

I'm looking to buy my first strop and as I don't have a good place to hang a hanging strop I decided on buying a loom strop.

The only one that's easily available to me is the Herold Solingen one, which has 3 variations; 2 clean sides or one side clean and the other pre-pasted with either green or red paste.
Here's an example of one pre-pasted with red paste: https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/H...p-P693C11.aspx
According to the description, red has particles between 2 and 4 micron in size, green around 6 micron. This seems a bit large compared to what's normally adviced around here (0.5-1 micron).

As I don't have any stones, I was wondering if the red or green paste would work well to refresh the edge or if I'm better off buying the non-prepasted version and buying paste separately with smaller size particles?

Hi, Welcome to SRP. A lot of info in the Beginner's section and the rest of the Library.
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To answer your question, I do have a Herrold strop as shown. Mine has the Rouge(red) on one side and Crox(green) on the other. I finish on linen and leather of a vintage strop. The Illinois strops available are fair value for the money and are good beginners' strops. There are others.
Stropping is a skill developed, unfortunately by learning from our mistakes. So, an inexpensive strop is a good choice.

Seeing that you are from Belgium, you might check the Benelux section of this forum for a person nearby to your location.
/benelux-area
Enjoy your journey!
~Richard

if a loom strop is what you want then they are a great strop type, but come on now, no good place to hang one, that's impossible. a homeless man on the street has a place to hang a strop (on his shopping cart). hang it on your hinge pin on the door, hang it from the dresser drawer handle,, hang it from the toilet handle! but it can hang anywhere. probably going to hang your loom up so its protected. Tc

I have the herold strop and yes it is an option for razor refresh if you wish to do so. Be advised if it comes pre pasted with the green paste it is not chromium oxide but a green colored paste that has a grit of 6 micron same as the dovo green paste that comes in tubes. the red paste is 3 micron. My personal set up has the red on one side and chromium oxide pasted by me on the other. I found this strop too small for regular leather stropping duties and dedicated to refresh duties. If you like pastes it works a treat and will keep you razor tuned and ready to go.

I wish they made a larger and longer version with one side canvas and the other side leather.

Check and see if Livi still sells them. I have one of his and they come in at least three sizes.

However, you really need to hang them too and they take up a lot of space. The Livi I have came with it's own wood box to go on the wall. It is pre pasted.

Originally Posted by Kraicheck

I'm looking to buy my first strop and as I don't have a good place to hang a hanging strop I decided on buying a loom strop.

The only one that's easily available to me is the Herold Solingen one, which has 3 variations; 2 clean sides or one side clean and the other pre-pasted with either green or red paste.
Here's an example of one pre-pasted with red paste: https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/H...p-P693C11.aspx
According to the description, red has particles between 2 and 4 micron in size, green around 6 micron. This seems a bit large compared to what's normally adviced around here (0.5-1 micron).

As I don't have any stones, I was wondering if the red or green paste would work well to refresh the edge or if I'm better off buying the non-prepasted version and buying paste separately with smaller size particles?

I don't have hooks or anything to hang my strops on either and I don't want to scew things into my walls so I put those large round keyring things on the top of my strops and hang them from the towel rail. Got 3 and the towel so far.

Originally Posted by Kraicheck

I'm looking to buy my first strop and as I don't have a good place to hang a hanging strop I decided on buying a loom strop.

The only one that's easily available to me is the Herold Solingen one, which has 3 variations; 2 clean sides or one side clean and the other pre-pasted with either green or red paste.
Here's an example of one pre-pasted with red paste: https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/H...p-P693C11.aspx
According to the description, red has particles between 2 and 4 micron in size, green around 6 micron. This seems a bit large compared to what's normally adviced around here (0.5-1 micron).

As I don't have any stones, I was wondering if the red or green paste would work well to refresh the edge or if I'm better off buying the non-prepasted version and buying paste separately with smaller size particles?

Part of my job involved intensive travel and I carried a Herold strop with green paste on one side in my suitcase.
It worked well enough when travelling, even though for daily use the strop is a bit too narrow for my taste. Regarding the micron size, for a quick touch-up I never had any issues with it, but don’t forget the strop was just for occasional use when travelling.
In those days I used hanging strops at home and had one of them in my suitcase too. With a carabiner clip (or metal ring) I could usually find a place (often a door handle) in my hotel room to secure the strop when using it. Only in North America where round door knobs are still popular I had to be a bit more imaginative.

Today, I only use a hanging strop immediately before the shave, the day before when I prepare the razor I use the nifty French-made Supex 77 with replaceable plates. I did not like it that much at first, but over time it grew on me and is now my primary stropping tool. If a hanging strop is out of the question, maybe this system will suit you.



courtesy rasurpur.de


They may be difficult to find, but living in Belgium you could get them directly from France.
https://www.couteau-laguiole.com/en/...737706271.html


The picture may not show it well, but the plates are only supported at the ends and have therefore some flexibility.
With mine, I have two plates set aside for stropping with paste, one with chromium oxide and the other with diamond paste.


Good luck with whatever you choose.


B.