Thread: Pulling the trigger on a Modular Paddle Strop

Will do! Shipped today so hopefully by the weekend I will give you an update.

*UPDATE*
I received my STD Mod Paddle Strop yesterday . I got an extra felt and .50 &.25 diamond spray. What a quality product this Paddle is. A lot of thought and ingenuity went into it. I treated two of the felts with the sprays. I let dry for 8 hours and when I came home from work I took the two razors I have here and did 8 laps on the .50 and 8 on the .25 then moved to the regular felt doing 50 passes and then to the leather doing 100 passes. I then lathered up for a shave......... HOLY SH*T!!!! the absolute closest shave of my life!!!! At first I didn't even feel the razor cutting the hair. It glided so smooth I thought I was doing something wrong!!! All I cans say is WOW!!

Originally Posted by Tsunami

*UPDATE*
I received my STD Mod Paddle Strop yesterday . I got an extra felt and .50 &.25 diamond spray. What a quality product this Paddle is. A lot of thought and ingenuity went into it. I treated two of the felts with the sprays. I let dry for 8 hours and when I came home from work I took the two razors I have here and did 8 laps on the .50 and 8 on the .25 then moved to the regular felt doing 50 passes and then to the leather doing 100 passes. I then lathered up for a shave......... HOLY SH*T!!!! the absolute closest shave of my life!!!! At first I didn't even feel the razor cutting the hair. It glided so smooth I thought I was doing something wrong!!! All I cans say is WOW!!

I too have ordered one. I was wondering what to use the diamond spray on the felt or the rough leather. Sounds like the felt is the way to go? What is the intended use of the rough leather part?

Thanks for the help guys!!

The rough leather or felt (unadulterated) can be used in place of the linen component of a hanging strop. So you'd do your scrub leather first or felt first, and the follow it with the Premium I leather or IV leather (whichever you received with your strop).

Yeah what he said! Lol

This thread got me to rummaging around the shop,found an old mahogany table leg,turned it on the lathe,cut the good part out of a trashed strop and re-finished it,some seatbelt webbing out of my long gone pontiac GTO,a little contact cement,tomorrow some CROX,Diamond spray,maybe a pce or two of heavy felt.
sorta hokey but I think she may work.And the wife wonders why I never throw anything out

Awesome DIY!