Thread: Tonights homework

OK everyone tonight go look at your strops and see if the edge is beveled or not and report back here with the result.

Then we can discuss why it should or shouldn't be and what the advantages are if there are any.

Chamfered

Add a poll maybe? Easy counting.

Originally Posted by Spect

Chamfered

Add a poll maybe? Easy counting.

Yes but I'm more interested in the why's than the numbers.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yes but I'm more interested in the why's than the numbers.

Apologies, I misinterpreted. I thought we were first counting and discussing the "why" later.

Chamfered

Why: I noticed tactile feedback when stropping my razors. It seemed like really tiny speed bumps. I thought I just had crud on the blade or strop but after observing the blade very close I felt it was bumping on the edges of my leather. Leather burs I suppose? I well I removed em to make it smooth.

not beveled on any of my strops 2 are handmade and 1 is a vintage strop.

3 strops (one made by me) none beveled. I guess most people think the material is pliable enough (as opposed to a stone) that there's no need to.

Regards,

McKie

Rounded (eased) corners of the front face, usually chamfered (beveled) on the back edge.

Reason...makes a more finished looking edge front and back and the slightly rounded front edge seems a little less likely to catch on the razor in use. Mostly it is about appearance, a little about function. To me a squared front edge looks like it is just not finished.

YMMV


Tony

My ones are not bevelled at all. The leather is too thin to make any difference.

James.

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Rounded (eased) corners of the front face, usually chamfered (beveled) on the back edge.

Reason...makes a more finished looking edge front and back and the slightly rounded front edge seems a little less likely to catch on the razor in use. Mostly it is about appearance, a little about function. To me a squared front edge looks like it is just not finished.

YMMV


Tony

I use a 2 1/2" red latigo Heirloom Razor Stop Co. strop (and love it), so, +1 to what Tony said...

The ones I have that are beveled are my red imp 700 which is the thickest strop I have ever seen and a DD extra heavy horse.

I agree it looks finished and seems to strop smoother. I also think with the vintage strops it was done with the higher end strops. My new modern strops do not have it.