Thread: Question about pasting SRP strop.

I never paste my daily driver. I reserve pastes for specialized bench strops, balsa ..... take an old belt and cut it up. Glue the smooth side to something reasonably flat and you have a bench strop. Paste that. AFAIC daily pasted stropping is too much a good thing. IMHO.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I never paste my daily driver. I reserve pastes for specialized bench strops, balsa ..... take an old belt and cut it up. Glue the smooth side to something reasonably flat and you have a bench strop. Paste that. AFAIC daily pasted stropping is too much a good thing. IMHO.

Thanks for the response, Jimmy. I generally don't strop the mesh at all - I just strop the leather. So, it just seems convenient to paste the mesh since it's right there. If it were a linen piece maybe I'd use it first like many do, but I don't think the mesh does so much without paste unless I'm mistaken. All of this is just going by what I'm reading so I don't really know.

The convenience of using the pasted strop would also mean alot as the less the better in my bathroom. It hangs right next to my 2.5 year old's Dora the Explora toothbrush holder, so the less the better. Would be nice not to have to pull that balsa out too frequently. Seems like it really makes a difference with my edge so far though - better each time even if every time. Haven't people done some experiments trying to dull the edge and discovering that the pasted strop does no harm? I think some of the pros here on SRP have tried that, if I'm not mistaken.

Originally Posted by RADisorder

Haven't people done some experiments trying to dull the edge and discovering that the pasted strop does no harm? I think some of the pros here on SRP have tried that, if I'm not mistaken.

I think I've read something like that too. I just so rarely use paste that I don't pay much attention. Some more experienced paste guys will be along I'm sure.

Here is my setup so you can see what I'm dealing with:


My wife has her own bathroom and then I share mine with the little one. It's been like that for a month without getting the good one wet because I always leave the poor man in front and spin the leather to the back. At 40, more than ever I appreciate having an excuse to lock the door and have the solitude of a nice shave in peace. A one stop strop hook is what I'm looking for right now.

Who knows what I'll do when she can reach up there and grab it to play dress up or whatever the heck she'd do with it. By that point I'll have to get a little pelican box or something to lock my razors inside the medicine cabinet.

I'd just get a paddle or something and paste it. Once you do it, you can't undo it. So, be sure.

IMHO, I think the paste would work better on leather, balsa, or some kind of linen. I'm not sure about the mesh.
Just my two cents...

I've tried a lot of different pastes, sprays, etc...Diamond paste, 1.0, .5 and .25, Diamond spray .50, Crox paste, powder and spray, CBN 160k spray.

The one I keep coming back to is SRD's .50 Diamond spray on wool felt. You do like 10 swipes when your finished honing, just to take the blade to the next level. It's good stuff.

Wool Felt + .50 Diamond Spray =