Thread: strop in mail, alternatives?

Originally Posted by kwlfca

Well practice makes perfect. My blade is 3/8 and it seems to be tricky to keep the edge evenly on the "strop" while keeping the "pressure" on the spine....particularly on the return stroke I notice that the edge isn't even touching the strop half of the time. I suppose that's better than too much pressure on the edge. Hopefully things improve with practice and I don't end up stropping air pointlessly...lol

Take a single sheet of newspaper cut it to size & set it up as below with a clip. Pull too hard & it will cup &/or tear as in the pic.
You will save leather practicing this way.