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11-15-2009, 10:28 AM #1
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11-15-2009, 12:00 PM #2
Nice visual aids!
While I like the animation a ton (especially the deflection), it might be a smidge too fast for newbies to get as much out of it as they could. My vote would be for putting a slower version into the wiki, so I took the liberty of slowing it to half-speed for folks to compare (seen here). Just putting it out there in case others agree.
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11-15-2009, 12:02 PM #3
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11-15-2009, 12:44 PM #4
I'll second that , half speed is easy to pick up on.
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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11-15-2009, 04:30 PM #5
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11-15-2009, 05:20 PM #6
Here's a question: Assuming you are stropping correctly, does the width of the strop make a difference?
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11-15-2009, 05:38 PM #7
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Thanked: 199Beautiful job Bart!
Thanks for the wonderful illustrations!
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11-15-2009, 05:45 PM #8
As far as strop width goes, I think it is entirely a matter of preference provided you are stropping properly.
I also want to say that I had thought I was doing a good job stropping. I came back and read through this and many of the other stropping threads and after only a single day I have a noticeable difference in the quality of my edge. As long as I can maintain the changes I have made from reading this, I know that I will be stropping like a pro before long.
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11-15-2009, 06:04 PM #9
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Thanked: 96In my experience stropping on a 2"... 3"+ is ideal, as back and forth like the animation shows is dead easy. Working a crosspattern in there (to hit entire blade) while maintaining speed is significantly more challenging.
I'm curious what the cheapest, decent, 3" strop is.