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12-22-2009, 09:00 AM #1
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Thanked: 5Do you turn the strop ?
Good morning gents,
I have a question regarding my Tony Miller strop, a 3 inch hanging strop with D ring and a swivel at the other end. Its a very fine strop that I have been using for the last year, but last night I tried something different and turned the strop around, actually connecting the strop to the wall with the D ring. When I stropped the razor the draw I felt was twice a strong, and it really felt as if the leather was hugging the blade. Is this a good practise to continue or am I damaging the strop or razor edge.
I might add that the shave afterwards was great and very smooth. I am currently using a 7/8 Kropp with smashing results.
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12-22-2009, 11:45 AM #2
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Thanked: 2591Did you mean you are using the same side of the strop just reversed the sides? In this case I do not think you are doing anything wrong. As far as the razor , if it shaves then its not damaged.
Last edited by mainaman; 12-22-2009 at 03:09 PM.
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12-22-2009, 03:07 PM #3
If you mean that you are using the rough side of the leather I don't think it will hurt. Some strop makers make a rough strop for folks that find it effective. At least one that I know of sells a strop with chrom ox on the rough side.
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12-22-2009, 04:32 PM #4
I can't see you doing any harm by that. There are only so many strops whose design will allow you to do that, so i can't see it being common practice. Odd that it has increased the draw.
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12-22-2009, 04:48 PM #5
The ultimate test is the shave test. If you got a good shave afterward, then everything's good to go. Often, when I've got a razor that has a coat of oil on it, I'll strop it a few times on the rough backside of my strop to clean the blade, then I'll strop in on the smooth side. Stropping on the rough side has never appeared to hurt anything.
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12-22-2009, 05:17 PM #6
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