Thread: New Kanayama 70K

Tension isn't in wether you hold both or not, the tension comes from experience. The way I strop it just keeps the second piece from flopping around, at my stage of this I go pretty fast, but I use single strops too, no difference in my tension. TC

Great tip on folding over the edge. I’ll use that for sure.

I pinch the strop between fingers in the same manner shown by lz6, but I don't fold the end over. I can put enough tautness on the strop without it.

Send it to me for safekeeping...

A old barber friend takes exception to the "slapping" of a razor against a strop like you see a lot of barbers doing. He told me to caress the strop with a razor. Long, slow, light laps will produce a better result. He said you should feel the blade gliding along the leather. I find he is right on. Really polishes the edge.

I have to agree with you and your barber friend. After experimenting with different techniques and number of laps, I find that the lightest, smoothest lap works best. I stop at 10 laps. I tried 10 laps after watching a video by Howard Schecter. It seems to work well for me and I find that there is very little chance of knicking the strop when using light pressure. I also tried using light pressure when honing with CrOX on balsa wood. That really took my edge to the next level of sharpness.

Steve