Thread: balsa strop? good or no?

Try it, a balsa strop is inexpensive, a couple of bucks from any hobby shop. All Onimaru is saying, is it is not a panacea, it may put you off Chrome Ox and search for another magic bullet, when you don’t need more bullets, you just need to learn sight picture and trigger squeeze. Maybe not, I don’t know.

Stropping technique is more important than the material you are stropping on. Balsa is not forgiving, much less than leather and if you are nicking or cutting leather you will do worst with balsa and then may cause more harm to the edge, than good.

So try it, but continue to work on stropping technique. Good stropping is underrated. It is how you maintain a good keen edge.