Hi everyone. Im new and as expected i've cut my strop a bunch of times.........and my face, but not as bad as my strop thankfully! Overconfidence is a funny thing...
Anyway, please excuse my shotgun approach to questions! Im a scientist by trade so precision is my game, and learning specific idiosyncrasies of subjects is an interest of mine.
Small nicks can be sanded away and treated, but does the act of cutting a strop warrant a rehone of the blade? Surely for such a fine edge not only digging into leather but the inevitable torque applied by muscles would bend/fold/twist the blade?
Does stropping the blade over a small nick in the leather cause any issues blade wise? Similarly, does stropping over the embossed writing in the leather cause any issues? (EG 'Prima Rindleder' recessed into the strop)
The linen side of my strop has 2 thicker and slightly different height seams along the sides. This surely has to cause issues?
Some information says to keep a slight bow in the leather while stropping while some say to keep it tight.
any particular reason for the difference in approach?
For my replacement strop, is an extra wide strop preferable as it eliminates the necessity for x-strokes? I think the x-stroke is where my issues are.
Thanks in advance!
Anyway, please excuse my shotgun approach to questions! Im a scientist by trade so precision is my game, and learning specific idiosyncrasies of subjects is an interest of mine.
Small nicks can be sanded away and treated, but does the act of cutting a strop warrant a rehone of the blade? Surely for such a fine edge not only digging into leather but the inevitable torque applied by muscles would bend/fold/twist the blade?
Does stropping the blade over a small nick in the leather cause any issues blade wise? Similarly, does stropping over the embossed writing in the leather cause any issues? (EG 'Prima Rindleder' recessed into the strop)
The linen side of my strop has 2 thicker and slightly different height seams along the sides. This surely has to cause issues?
Some information says to keep a slight bow in the leather while stropping while some say to keep it tight.
any particular reason for the difference in approach?
For my replacement strop, is an extra wide strop preferable as it eliminates the necessity for x-strokes? I think the x-stroke is where my issues are.
Thanks in advance!
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