Like hones: there's nothing you can do on a narrow hone that you can't do on a wider hone...
There's nothing you can do on a narrow strop that you can't do on a wider strop.
I really like stropping on a 3" strop.
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Like hones: there's nothing you can do on a narrow hone that you can't do on a wider hone...
There's nothing you can do on a narrow strop that you can't do on a wider strop.
I really like stropping on a 3" strop.
I own both and prefer the 3 inch strop. I feel I get a more even stroke.
Someone more experiennced let me know if this is wrong but I thought the 'zing' was te sound of the spine lifting off the strop and is actually something you do not want because that is how you round the edge?
I never really liked the idea of the standard x that most people do because the heel of the razor is only being stropped for a fraction of the time that the center and the toe of the edge are so I started doing the windshield wiper motion, good to hear Lynn does that and it isn't a bad idea.
I've only got (and had) a 2" strop, but I don't use an x stroke, I go up an down; up heel end, down heel end, up toe end, down toe end, etc, 30/70, it work for me...
I have a 2" (dovo russian leather) a 2.5 inch (heirloom latigo) and a 3 inch (heirloom steerhide).
I like the 3" best. but I find that doing x strokes works better than going straight up and down but YMMV
I have a 3" Black Latigo Strop from Fendrihan. I had a smaller 2" strop when I started and I prefer the 3". That being said the 2" was cheaply made, not inexpensive, cheap, and I think I could have done better. I might have liked the 2" if it was a better strop.
I tend to do a slight x stropping motion on it. I'll have to try the windshield wiper move and see if I like it.
My Kanayama is a just shy of 3" but most of the wear on the strop fits in a 2" width. I must need more practice. :)
Lynn said it right, I believe in the saying " practice makes permanent " if you practice poor habits, poor habits will be forever. I try sooo hard to practice good form, 10 months later I'm just now figureing it out ( singing blades ) sheffies are a new animal to me right now, 2, 2 1/2, 3, dont matter work with what you got and master it, it'll get'r done!