Thread: Loom Strops/Slack

Okay, so I'd like to discuss loom strops and their purpose. Here's the thing. Several days recently I have taken perfectly well honed edges and made them better using a slack strop and pressure. Both of those are characteristics that I usually am careful about avoiding. The two of them together, pressure and slack is very, very unusual, for me.

I have concluded though that if you can maintain a consistent: stroke, slope, and pressure level you can achieve a very sharp edge. Wicked sharp, actually.

Thus, I think the purpose of a loom strop begins to form.

I've never owned one, but now, I'm beginning to wonder if their careful slack adjustment was a really, really, good idea.

Does anyone own a loop strop and increase the slack for any purpose, say for extending the edge out to avoid the need for honing?

I'm aware of the few historical references to a hanging strop being created for the use of full hollow razors, but I'm not sure if anyone else has had similar experiences as I have had. That a hanging strop can also be used to shape an edge sharp instead of using a hone.

Any thoughts?