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geoffreyt · 06-24-2008, 04:05 PM

I'm not a strop pro or a sharpmeister. That said, it seems to me that if the blade will sing while I strop, I'm getting a good stropping. A light touch is good. I use a pasted paddle and a TM hanging strop. There seems to be an art to having your strop in the right order, not too pasted or dressed, to be able to make your blade sing.

06-24-2008, 04:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
geoffreyt Status: straight shaver Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ellicott City, Maryland Posts: 213 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	I'm not a strop pro or a sharpmeister. That said, it seems to me that if the blade will sing while I strop, I'm getting a good stropping. A light touch is good. I use a pasted paddle and a TM hanging strop. There seems to be an art to having your strop in the right order, not too pasted or dressed, to be able to make your blade sing. __________________ NRA life