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| − | [[Image:Tony Miller Heirloom Traditional Artisan Strops.jpg|thumb|right|Tony Miller Heirloom "Traditional" Artisan hanging strop]] | + | [[Category:Equipment]] |
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| − | A razor strop is flexible strip of leather or canvas used to maintain a shaving edge on a thin blade such as a straight razor. [[Finishing Pastes|Fine powdered jeweler's rouge or other pastes]] can be [[Pasting a strop - a photo tutorial|added]] as an abrasive to polish the blade.
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| − | The strop may be a hanging strip or a hand-held paddle.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_strop</ref>
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| − | == What is the strop used for? ==
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| − | Stropping is one the most important steps in keeping your razor shaving sharp.
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| − | == What is the linen/cotton side of the strop used for? ==
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| − | Some strops have linen, webbed fabric or cotton backings. There is not a general consensus even among experts why these materials work, but many users find them to be very beneficial in their stropping routines.
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| − | == Using a strop ==
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| − | Please refer to the article [[Razor stropping]] in the [[:Category:Stropping|stropping category]].
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| − | == Treating and repairing strops ==
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| − | Please refer to the article [[Strop_treatment_and_repair| strop treatment and repair]].
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| − | ==Further Reading==
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| − | * [[Making a (very) home-made strop]]
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| − | * [[Pasting a strop - a photo tutorial]]
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| − | * [[Easily make a pasted balsa strop]]
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| − | * [[Making a linen strop out of denim]]
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| − | * [[Finishing Pastes]]
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| − | * [[Using micro abrasive film]]
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| − | == References ==
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| − | <references />
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| − | [[Category:Basic_Equipment]] [[Category:Stub]]
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