Thread: Using a polyester strop

I am still a newbie in this hobby/art form. I purchased a new strop that comes with a leather and a polyester component. My question is when do you recommend stropping with the polyester and often? Thanks in advance!

Well lets assume you have a good sharp razor and you just finished shaving with it. I would do 25 laps on the poly and 75 to 100 on the leather. A lap = once back and forth. I would also read up on how to strop in the library if I were you. Your stropping is the daily maintenance required on your razor. It can keep it nice and sharp or dull it in less than a minute.

100 on the leather after a shave??

Originally Posted by Frameback

100 on the leather after a shave??

Do as many as you need.

Originally Posted by Frameback

100 on the leather after a shave??

I do 25/75 or 100 yep. Keeps them happy as far as I can tell. That's the way I was told to do it.

How many do you do ?

Between shaves, I normally do about 15 on linen and 30 on leather. But so long as the linen or leather doesn't have any pastes or abrasives applied, then I don't think there's any real harm in doing more. JMO

Max 30 on leather inbetween shave

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I do 25/75 or 100 yep. Keeps them happy as far as I can tell. That's the way I was told to do it.

How many do you do ?

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Well lets assume you have a good sharp razor and you just finished shaving with it. I would do 25 laps on the poly and 75 to 100 on the leather. A lap = once back and forth. I would also read up on how to strop in the library if I were you. Your stropping is the daily maintenance required on your razor. It can keep it nice and sharp or dull it in less than a minute.

Why would you want to learn how to strop in the library?

I guess 10Pups meant the SRP wiki references...

Originally Posted by Guarnera

Why would you want to learn how to strop in the library?

So you can hear the edge....