How easy is it to dull razor with strop?
Dear Fellow Razorheads-Received a really nice Fromm in the mail from a forum member and it shaved really sweet the first time around. Let her sit for 48 hours and performed 25 complete strokes on the felt and 50 complete strokes on the leather side of my Big Daddy 3" wide Strop off of E-Bay. Shave with her today and although she still shaves arm hair, she feels like she's dragging more than before. Could I have dulled the edge somehow? I understand that the strop must be pulled tight and that the razor be dragged on the strop with MUCH less pressure compared to the strop tension. How do you know that you are applying the correct tension to the strop and the correct pressure to the razor? I did inspect the razor edge with a magnifying glass and could find nothing obviously aberrant Thanx for any feeback!:)-Gearhead
How easy is it to dull razor with strop?
For a new shaver the only test that is really going to give you a good idea if the edge has issues is the shave test. My suggestion is try stropping it more. Just be slow and methodical. At this point in your stropping life you probably are at best getting a real good strop lap 1 in every 6 laps so the edge will seem degraded some no need to worry. Just keep at it with slow methodical strokes. Speed will come later as you gain muscle memory.
How easy is it to dull razor with strop?
The idea with laying the strop flat on a surface is to take out the variable of having to hold the strop similar to a paddle strop. You really shouldn't need to weigh it down at all that is how light a pressure you should be using with the razor.
It's not a bad idea and is recommended by some very respected members. My feelings are that if your going to strop like that you really should have a paddle strop.