Collection: Razor Strop

A razor strop (or razor strap) is a flexible strip of leather, canvas, denim fabric, balsa wood, or other soft material, used to straighten and polish the blade of a straight razor, a knife or other sharp tool. In many cases stropping re-aligns parts of the blade edge that have been bent out of alignment. In other cases, especially when abrasive polishing compound is used, stropping may remove a small amount of metal.

Stropping a Straight Razor

The razor strop may be a hanging strop or a hand-held strop tool. Various abrasive compounds may be applied to the strop to aid in straightening and polishing the razor blade while stropping. If you're new to stropping a straight razor or you're considering purchasing one, we recommend watching the short embedded video below on how to strop a straight razor.