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08-11-2009, 12:36 AM #1Texas Guy from Missouri
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Porpoise Skin Strops
Ran into a great book about the history of Barbering, with many reproductions from mail order pages from magazines. I was surprised to see so many strops made out of porpoise skin! Must have made a great strop...
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08-11-2009, 12:45 AM #2.
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Kind of a surf and turf strop rotation.
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08-11-2009, 01:01 AM #3Senior Member
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LOL I want one...
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08-11-2009, 01:20 AM #4Texas Guy from Missouri
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I had seen the pix of the "surfing" porpoise and cow before. Speaking a little jealously in a "wish I'd thought of that" mode, that is funny!
(Alas! Why can't I be clever and quick like others?)
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03-16-2012, 03:27 PM #5Senior Member
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I saw one at a swap meet a couple weeks ago. Should have bought it. Was only $5.00
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03-16-2012, 10:51 PM #6
You'd be surprised at the plethora of critters used for strops through the years.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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03-17-2012, 01:58 AM #7Senior Member
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You'd have Greenpeace and PETA at your door with placards if you used one of those.
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