Beginner How To: Straight Razor Stropping FAQ's
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Hello everyone!
Stropping is a very important step in keeping your straight razor shave ready! Let Matt teach you how to strop properly so you can have the cleanest shave possible even between honings.
1. What is Stropping
2. Types of Strop
3. How to Strop
4. Canvas
5. Strop Care
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Thank you!
My grandfather left me a handmade leather strop his father gave him for his birthday in 1909 when he was 15. I gave it to my great nephew along with a short history of my grandfather's life and some photos. He is a rather serious-minded young man and I know he will take care of it and appreciate it.
That's a beautiful story, and a wonderful heirloom!
I envy you. I was 12 years old when my grandfather passed away, I can't remember what my grandmother did with all of his barber tools and all I have left to remember him by is a pair of Andis Master stainless clippers and his Zippo lighter. Whal cannot compare to Andis. If I knew then what I know now.
My grandfather died before i was born, my father died when i was 10 years old. All i have left from them is a mechanical wrist watch, which still works.
Kartik Mishra did your grandfather hide the watch up his ass to keep it out of the hands of the Germans?
Magnificent.
Wtf am I doing. I have essays and projects to do and I'm watching this!!! I don't even shave with a straight razor...
lol
Ayyy Lmfao same but I don't even shave
Ayyy Lmfao same
same bro. i got an essay for accounting snd im watching this. might actually buy a straight razor...
Just finished finals today. This comment made me happy
Dude... This video has helped my blade sharpening from razors to combat knives, to kitchen knives, to archery broad heads! Thank you so much for clarifying all that!
I'm thinking of buying a straight razor. I wanted to see how to use a strop. Thank you so much for this tutorial.
BEST video on stops I've seen. The only one you need to watch. Thanks!
Wauv!!! Just what I missed! I just bought a straight razor starter-kit and there were absolute no information included in the package! This video was a livesaver!! Thanks a million! 🙏
I tried straight shaving 25 years ago and had no guidance and may or may not have had a good razor but RUclips came along and it really helped me pick a good razor, strop and hones and brush and how to use all the gear. It was a steep learning curve but I’m here 8 years later
I was totally riveted by your detailed and accurate description of the stropping process, so I actually watched it all twice. You have a gift for explaining, you'd make a great teacher( I am a teacher myself) and I really love the way you focus on the importance of details and you bring all subtleties to life. Congratulations, I don't shave , but I might as well start to do it after watching this video!😍😂 greetings from Italy
I knew how to strop but was waiting until you got to the point of how the blade is drawn across the strop. I learned decades ago that you always roll on the spine and believe me I have seen others do it wrong who were supposedly professionals. Great job Razor guy.
Best video on stropping. First one I've seen that mentions the other side and maintenance. Thanks for posting.
Wow!!! Young Matt! Just received an old family straight razor in great shape and figured I need a strop - but what to do with it - watch a Razor Emporium video is what!!! Thanks!!!
My wife and I stopped the damn video and we were trying to figure out why you were coming back at such a weird angle and we were demonstrating to ourselves how easier it was to just come back by lifting the razor. If only we had continued watching for 20 more seconds, LMAOOOOO!!!
Thank you for the great deal you gave me on a razor and strop. My first attempt was like a crime scene, my second attempt resulted in less nicks so I could see all the patches where I missed! I'm about to try it for the 3rd time. There's no going back, Gillette's never getting another dime from me.
What I find that helped me was to start small. Do the easy sections for a while, and let your DE finish the job, once you get used to the cheeks, try under the lip. Then add the chin, then the neck, before you know it your straight razor shaving your whole body without a nick in sight.
WOW! You have taken me back to when I used to watch my grandfather shave his customers. I live in south Georgia and my Grandfather was a master barber, you strop a razor exactly how I watched him do it. He actually taught me how to shave using a balloons and shaving cream. The straight razor is classic and a skill. I didn't know how to use the strop but watching your video bought back so many memories from 45 years ago with my grandfather. My father is a retired barber but he would only use a straight razor when his customers requested it. It's a dying art.
,gg GG goo goo ig
Got my first straight razor this last Christmas from my dad. This was the most helpful video I’ve seen. I’m not a novice to shaving but I decided to go straight to trying it out and learned there is a pretty steep learning curve. I didn’t really cut myself, but a few nicks. I felt pretty unsteady but I figured out how to hold it and move. I’m sure there are better techniques and I’m pretty stoked to learn them. This video made me realize I probably should’ve done this before I tried. 😂
how good are you at it right now, 8 months later?
Very well done and professional! I'm somewhat new to the straight and this was very informative and effective. Thank you very much.
Does it matter that sometikes he pushed the edge& other times pulled it?
I just ordered a new razor and this video come in handy. Thank you
The metaphors and motifs here are unrivalled
lol I do love an analogy ;)
This was like the bob Ross version
I have been shaving with straight razors for 15 years, but my technique at stropping and honing always sucked... It has been very refreshing to see for the 1st time someone recommending to strop after the shaves (I'm used to reading the opposite) and just taking care of the leather with the oils from your hand instead of some paste... The results this far couldn't be better, so THANKS A MILLION.
Well DONE full circle video on use and CARE of the large STROP - was impressed with your video persona which was very easy and interesting to watch with well-thought out for the HOW and WHY of strop use & care - bravo...
Iuuuiiii it will not work so
Matt, this might be the best stropping video I've come across. Thank you!
Thank you very much, that is a very flattering complement!
I've just got my first straight razor and strop, you video was very informative. Thank you 😀
This is the best explanation of what stropping does I've seen yet. Thanks
Vincent Smith thank you!!
Thanks for your keen knowledge of the proper way to do stropping. Your detailed demonstration was a big help.
Thanks for the teaching, I’ve just got my first straight razor. You’ve just helped to save my neck.
This was a very well done tutorial. I came here to learn about the proper way to strop a straight razor and now I feel confident that I can do it well thanks to this video.
This is legendary...
Very impressive...
A workshop/working place comparably artistic as Weta workshop in New-zeeland, but then about the art of shaving...
I have great admiration for craftsmanship, for using your hands.
I'm a philosopher by education, which I definitely do not regret. At the same time I want to actually learn skills with my hands...it can be a very healthy way of going through life (I'm a vegan so I would try to avoid leather, but that's a different topic..😔).
I found a $260~ shaving set for $35 at a thrift shop, never been so excited by someone else's pricing mistake in my life 😂
I feel way late for having just now viewing this video, but very educational. I’m currently doing all of my research because soon I’ll be getting into the straight razor shaving scene. Cheers!
He's a good teacher
Jesus you are a good teacher! I saw comments saying this, but i didn't think much of it. Now.... Well, great video!
Thank you, I’ve had my Zwilling strop continually for 48 years and, the same razor.
Great video. The sad thing about razor straps to me is that as a kid in New Zealand we only ever saw them when the teachers used them on the students. It put me off straps for decades.
Excellent video Matt. A very informative and concise look at stropping and strop care! A must for those thinking about getting into straight razor shaving. Bravo!!
Regards,
Con
That was my exact intention, so many videos cover various elements, I wanted one video to cover most everything
Very pleasant personality & voice.
A very good presentation.
Just a month into straight razor shaving, wonderful informative video, thank you 👍👌.
For the past 15-ish years I've used an old leather belt (about 2"). With a stainless steel razor it's not necessary to strop every time.
But the antique razor I have I need to get it to shaving sharp.
Thank you for the very good visual explanation
Reminds me of competitive swimming. The turns are the most critical part of the lap.
Outstanding video, clear, professionally delivered and very useful. Many thanks.
Wow. Thanks a lot. I enjoyed the detail. It seemed you talked about everything.
I'm an Asian why am I even watching this it takes years for me to grow a beard
lel same bro
Everyone shaves, kind of like pooping!
🤣 East Asian? Cuz West and south west Asians have prolific hair growth (middle East is also in Asia,)
i dont think Ai Weiwei would agree with you, it's not asian, it's just you bro I am sorry
I'm over a quarter Asian, so I have to watch this for those weird patches that come around my face.
on the old trains in the uk the leather door handles would be stolen for strops
You mean the straps for raising and lowering the windows? I can understand that, but wouldn't the holes for adjusting the height have been a problem?
@@postscript67 sorry they were a folded leather loop attached to the inside of the carriage door enabling leverage for the door to be slammed safely shut
@@sandsmine Here's a link to what I was thinking of: www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g528783-d1225238-i211828339-Severn_Valley_Railway-Kidderminster_Worcestershire_England.html .
Hi yesterday I bought my very first straight razor and I'm pretty happy with it
Good info,it beats buying the competitive market of the disposable razors.i have my great grandad and grandads straight razors,grandpa's is at least55 years old,I tried using it and using the little red stone that he had with it but could never get it sharp I will try your method. Thanks.
I am an X butcher who used to sharpen my knife every 10 mins. Your right about listening to the blade as you sharpen. I could tell straight away that sometimes I was not doing the correct angle.
This is all i needed to start using my new razor, thanks!
I've done THREE thinks wrong that you've straighten me out on. Holding it wrong moving it wrong and turning it wrong. I had no idea. so yes this has been extremely beneficial to me. I have one that I bought that I just wasn't satisfied with the edge is because the end user, me, was well simply not doing it right. Extremely excellent thank you for sharing and I will definitely go to your site.
Thank you for the helpful video. Straight razor/wet shave are making a comeback
Great demonstration!
You're an excellent teacher! And yes I'm a lady Barbara :-) my great-grandfather was an from Austria and an Austrian train Barber. I have some of his old strops how can I recondition them? And I have several stops from the shop that I own that was originated in 1943. There is an art to stopping the blade. I really like to that you made mention of that is also important to listen because there is a sound. It's like when you play tennis and you hit the ball in the Racket and The Sweet Spot It makes its own special sound. I will subscribe
Laura- we have a great video on strop restoration. Check out our page. Thx!
My favorite part of straight razor shaving is not spending $30 a week on replacement disposable cartridges.
Straight razor is just far more fun.
Per WEEK?! Are you shaving your entire body? I get a comfortable week out of each head. And that last head has two uncomfortable weeks before I'm willing to spend $20 again lol
@@richardboatwright4919🤣🤣🤣
This was very helpful, much appreciated.
Very very helpful. Thank you very much my brother
Matt, fantastic demonstration on stropping razors. I’ve purchased several products from Razor Emporium, and you have awesome selections from which to choose. Thanks, and keep up the good work!
I just made small box opener knife or something and im really trying out things so i tried how good i can sharpen it and i really can say i made a razor out of it and stroping helped thanks!
Thanks for the video, Im well illuminated now
For my 60th birthday next month, I purchased a straight razor kit from a California company. I'm a little nervous but excited at the same time. I've been shaving with a safety razor for about 2 months and felt like it was time to venture off to a new experience. Wish me luck!
We hope it goes well, let us know!
I intentionally came here to learn this. looks simple because of how you are showing how sharpen it.
You perfectly explained the process.
Thank you very much the video was most informative. I have just gotten myself a straight razor and strop and wanted to find out what i needed to know before using them.
Once again thank you.
I saw a guy sharpening a knife on a strop and thought "It's not done like that". So I looked up your video and found out how it's really done. Thanks very much for your video it was very informative.
Love YOUR "HORSEHIDE STROPS" and your shipping is LIKE Amazon Prime!
I was wondering what that strap of leather was for. Very informative, GREAT JOB!!
What a WONDERFUL tutorial video on stropping, Matt! Thanx for getting to the point on how to sharpen! (Unlike some other guys who just want to give you their life history and prattle on about everything else except on how to use the strop)!
Great video! Matt does a nice job.
Very helpful info. Thanks for clarifying between the leather and canvas.
he explained it very good I applaud this man
Wow that was really educational guys! Awesome job
Excellent video. Thank you.
Great demonstration short and to the point!
Very helpful. Thank you. Some old ways should not be lost. The straight razor is one of them. I bought an antique set of seven in a velvet lined oak box. Sheffield made, days of the week etched on the spines. Sadly one had been lost, who knows when, and replaced with a near perfect match. No etching. It was when I became confident in there use I cut myself badly. No scar. LOL! Still use them. The upper lip and chin are the tricky spots. I think that’s why mustachios and goatees became popular before safety razors came along.
Very informative and well explained. Thanks for taking the time.
Many thanks. I have just bought my first straight razor and sent for a strop. Some very good tips given here. Great video - very clear and well presented.
Thank you for the video I didn't know the outside belt surface was ment to be used
I have a stupid, hipster beard, but I'm envious at how manly you guys are who shave. So, mine's coming off!
Really nice instructional video! Thank you for creating and sharing🙏
Thanks for getting back to me.
Great video! Now I really see and understand what my grandfather used. I really enjoy learning about shaving history. Thanks!👍
Very nice, thanks. Best explanation of why this is needed I've seen.
Thanks for informing us to which side to charge with chromium oxide compound; I'd been stropping with compound in my shop on the same strop I use for my chisels and plane irons - before bringing the razor back into the bathroom and the plain leather strop.
Now I know - thanks!
Awesome thanks I just got my first Dovo Solingen razor and I am in love with it! I have been stropping it before and after use it actually shaved way better than the first time I used it when it was new. I wanted to see if there were better techniques and I like the way you explained this video makes total sense I have been lifting my hand off the leather being carefull but this technique makes sense and I will give it a go for sure i have been doing okay no rough shaves thats because I listen to the leather when Im doing it not my first time sharpening things a can sharpen a drill bit by hand like no other. I maintain my tools but this is really new to me so I want my razor to last they are not cheap and it is a tool like all my others and I like my tools at their best. Thank you again for helping us out.
Super helpful video! Now I just need to find out what and where to buy new stuff that's not going to break the bank but still has decent quality.
Excellent, excellent, instructional video. I received a lot of little details for what seems to be a bland process. Definitely not what you see in the movies. Especially the rolling of the spine. Thank you
Hi
Thanks for this.
I’m a cut-throat/strop rookie.
I have a couple of questions for you:
1. I don’t quite follow...
Is your recommended sequence:
i. Canvas strop
ii. Leather strop
iii. Shave
iv. Leather strop
v. Canvas strop
vi. Store it away
OR
i. Leather strop
ii. Shave
iii. Canvas strop
iv. Store it away
...or done other permutation?
Also,
2. I’ve been told that before I start using my new cut-throat razor for the first, I have to sharpen with a “wet-stone”.
Now, I have no idea what this means nor how to go about it. Any advice?
Cheers
Danny
The way I use my strop is that I
i. Leather strop
ii. shave
iii. Store away.
And about once a week I'll
i.Canvas strop
ii. Leather strop
iii. shave
iv. Store away
2. Depending on your razor you may not need to sorry about sharpening it with a whet stone. If you strop it with canvas then leather and it shaves well, you don't need to sharpen it. If it doesn't shave well, you can either buy a whet stone and sharpen it yourself, or, send it off to someone to sharpen it for you. If you search straight razor service you'll get search results that lead you websites that explain how the process of paying for and shipping your razor out works.
Fantastic channel, really enjoy your videos. You will be very big soon.
Guess i got some skills to learn, very clear video thank you!
I just bought a strop from your website thank you for this excellent video!
Planning on switching to a straight razor, thanks for the video it was really informative and I feel more comfortable and confidant using one now
Beautiful video, exactly what I needed! Thank you!
I probably should have investigated "keeping your straight razor sharp" before I bought one. I work 70 hours a week. How am I going to find the time to keep my straight razor sharp? What are we talking here? An hour a day?😅
if you dont have time to strop you probably dont have time to use a straight razor. you can use a saftey razor with much less prep work :)
The boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that's why I strop on company time 🤣
Great video! I'm a new straight razor user and this was very helpful.
So this is where Dante supposed to be today, lol (clerks)
Thanks for the tutorial 😁
Excellent explaination and use of examples, thank you so much.
Going to try my first straight razor today, a guy in the wetshaving group over here is lending me one, can't wait to see how it goes :)
you're a very good speaker (nice to see for a change) ...just to point out, while they are the majority, not all straps are or have to be leather. Nice, concise, clear video.
Excellent information. I always wondered how and why. Thanks.
Excellent informative video guys. I'm looking forward to trying my first straight soon.
he reminds me of Gabe from The Office.
Great presentation though, learned a lot
I was thinking the same thing 😂
Thank you very much for the video! Getting into using straight razors!