Thread: How High?

What do you guys prefer? The strop hanging high and being pulled down, or the strop being pulled up from low on the wall? I’ve seen both, and even an “in-between” …

I have mine @ middle of the hip height. IMHO the strop hanging point is a matter of personal preference and does not really affect the stropping result as long as the stropping is done correctly.

The only place I can really find to hang my strop is a hook that hangs high. This is what I have become used to but just because of the lack of alternatives.

I prefer a flat-ish plane where I can let gravity do the job both ways & keep shoulders relaxed. I just direct traffic.
Just below my navel height works for me.

I just hang mine wherever there is a reasonably convenient anchor, so the height varies, but I guess I prefer it near to horizontal, between chest and waist high

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I prefer a flat-ish plane where I can let gravity do the job both ways & keep shoulders relaxed. I just direct traffic.
Just below my navel height works for me.

+1, I agree with that height, as it does relax the shoulders and you can concentrate on the "flip" and relax...YMMV. I have my strop attched to the towel rod with a rawhide loop.

I keep mine at about armpit height. I tried hanging it lower but I just couldn't get a comfotable stopping motion going.

It depends how tall you are

It is also to one's preference. I would never want the strop hanging above shoulder height, the reason being that in the unlikely event of a mishap, I would not want the razor going anywhere near my neck or face.

So to answer you question further, the strop would be high to low, neither vertically nor horizontally, but diagonally hanging when being stropped upon....except when I'm using one of my paddles!

I strop from shoulder height although I would probably choose a little lower if I could. I hang my strops high so my 4 yo doesn't get hold of them.

Mine hangs about the middle of my chest. It's a pretty comfy height to strop from for me. I was travelling this past week and the only anchor I had was at hip height or neck height so I went with hi height for safety reasons. I put a few more love bites on my strop.