Thread: First linnen + Crox strop

I read somewhere that you can mix Crox and rubbing alcohol, and apply it to linen with a spray bottle. I thought I would give it a try. It worked great! That stuff goes on like spray paint.

Most people don't put it on linen though as linen is fairly aggressive to begin with. Normally I always.use cotton canvas. That's a handy truck though. Just make sure to go sparingly.with is because it doesn't take very much. It's probably not as much an issue with spray like that but with the stick it can cake on.

I decided to treat some 3 inch cotton twill tape I got from Joanne Fabrics with the same emulsion. The little sprayer broke. I guess this stuff wrecks the cheap little sprayer.

I have a cheap leather strop that's coated with Cro Ox.

The cotton (think its nylon of some sort) is perfect for making sure the green is off my blade before it gets anywhere near my real strops.

I still give em a wipe with kitchen roll before i strop to be on the safe side.

I would cry if i found green on my good ones.

I usually wipe them on my shirt.

...oh it's true but still...

CrOx on a linen side stop works incredibly well, if you know what you're doing.

John, what is the trick to doing it right?

Originally Posted by Johntoad57

CrOx on a linen side stop works incredibly well, if you know what you're doing.

When you say "linen side," are you sure you mean linen or cloth. Lots of what people call linen is not flax. The term "linen" is sometimes used too loosely. If it is flax linen it will cut enough on its own and I personally would save it for use by itself and put the paste on cotton or nylon canvas.

By the way, you can tell if a canvas type material is flax linen or cotton because linen will get stiff when wet, cotton will not.

I have CROX on both linen and leather. It seems about the same to me. I typically use the CrOx after a barber hone.

Originally Posted by 2dutch4u

John, what is the trick to doing it right?

Practice, practice and practice. Technique is also most important. Knowing how much pressure to use, the quality of the steel in the blade and how many strokes to give the razor is paramount. Get it right and you'll continually have a very smooth edge that will produce great results.