Thread: Paddle or Hanging?

go hanging! dont give in to the easy side!

I like a hanging strop as my daily driver. I mainly use a paddle as a pasted strop once in awhile when I feel the need. The hanging strop having more length is more effective IMO. Here is a tutorial explaining lapping.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I like a hanging strop as my daily driver. I mainly use a paddle as a pasted strop once in awhile when I feel the need. The hanging strop having more length is more effective IMO. Here is a tutorial explaining lapping.

+1....I use a hanging strop as my daily. Paddles I mainly use for pastes, and find them to be most effective this way. What it boils down to is personal preference, as both will keep you going....

I have only used a hanging strop so far but I don't really feel a need to switch to a paddle strop either. They have worked great.

I use a pasted paddle for razors fresh from the stones, otherwise I use a hanging strop.

Again, thanks for all the replies; most helpful. I get the point made about what grit the paddle/stone combo is; I'd probably eventually need a stone anyway. I'm still leaning towards a paddle, mainly because I agree with Ace's comment about the 'meditative' action of stropping. I could really imagine myself sitting in the lounge room by the fire patiently honing and stropping in the evening. It's good to hear it can be done at night, I think I'd be more careful, rather than when I'm all 'bleary eyed' at 0615! I'd probably get a hanging stop later, but for now it seems a bit of a hassle to even find a good spot; if it can't be the towel rack in the bathroom.

It's interesting in a way that they make strops out of Kangaroo skin, not sure why, I just find it interesting...I wonder if it's BETTER than other leathers for this, or if people just find it DIFFERENT?