Great video Lynn! Three points always worth repeating - Keep it light and you'll be right. Turn on the spine and you'll be fine. And, Don't strop fast, the strop won't last. Musicians will get the speed thing. If you start stropping at 60BPM (beats per minute - that's one stroke per second), and work up to no more than 80BPM, you'll be a pro before you know!

The Bob Ross of Straight Razors! Thanks for putting instructional materials out there, and keeping historical skills alive.

Very nice intro video. Many great tips to help a beginner get the feel of the technique. I've read many pages on how to hone a razor but, unfortunately, nothing beats having someone demonstrate the right way to do this.

Thanks for making this video, great information and demonstration, will surely help me technique

On the against the grain stroke or across the grain stroke, you may want to make sure you have less angle than with your normal with the grain stroke.

Hey Lynn, Great videos. You restored and old Wade Butcher 7/8 for me years ago. I eventually got into taking care of my own collection after subscribing to the straight razor group on yahoo. Thanks so much for sharing. I have had years of collecting fun and restoration thanks to your information. Take care.

Thanks for sharing Your expertise. I started using straight razors around 20yrs ago but after several years without I started to use them again a few weeks ago. Surely being no true beginner, you can always pick up something. A few days ago I had an idea for stropping training: carefully put electrical tape around the edge. This way You can train with the real razor without the danger of ruining strop or blade. I did this on my first honing project on a 10000 grid stone to get the feeling.

Lynn is a master of the straight razor

Thanks for the great and informative presentation Lynn great job.

Garfield #569 & ORAK Bagpiper here, I just started with a Merkur safety razor, however, I do see a straight razor in my future. Thanks for the lesson Brother.

A Busch sign in the background? This guy is awesome.

Thanks for the video, Lynn! Great stuff and very informative. You inspired me to make a strop today and I love how it works. I followed the dimensions you mentioned and it turned out great.

My order is on its way to me, ordered the feather ss to start to learn the use of the staight razor, will move slowly towards this, thank you awesome shop, shipped same day.

I have one of your strops on the way to me now. Looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for the educational videos

Excellent video. Very informative. I plan on watching Lynn's videos more.

I probably use the hanging strop the most following honing razors every day, but I will use the paddle a lot when doing touch ups and the Big Livi for final stropping after testing razors.

My preference on the poly webbing is the chromium oxide crayon followed by the paste. The most important thing is to put it on very sparingly or just until you can see the color green. Works very well for refreshing the razor or at the end of a honing regiment. The sprays tend to soak in better on the felt which provides a nice cushion and result.

Another great video by you. Have favourited this video. Please keep uploading videos like this!!!!

Thanks. I had never heard how many strokes or the purpose of the canvas before... I was using about 10 strokes, having my razor pull and going back to the hone (which I'm probably also doing incorrectly). Nice video.

Even a couple years later still worth a look.