Thread: Strop conditioners

A curious thought. I've only used my palm as well as many members. Many people do it and I haven't heard of any problems. Do y'all think there is any chance at all of metal particles getting into the skin?
Like I said, just a curious thought.

Originally Posted by GG1

A curious thought. I've only used my palm as well as many members. Many people do it and I haven't heard of any problems. Do y'all think there is any chance at all of metal particles getting into the skin?
Like I said, just a curious thought.

Unless a strop is pasted or sprayed with an abrasive , it's not removing metal from the blade . Stropping on plain leather realigns the microscopic "teeth" on the edge , and doesn't remove metal .
Therefore , IMHO there is no chance of getting metal particles in your hand , from rubbing your strop .

Thanks Dave for clearing that up.