Very Cool Vintage article

**nicknbleeding** · 01-11-2012, 02:26 AM

(1895) Essay on Barbers' Razors, Razor Hones, Razor Stropes & Razor Honing

This is a very interesting Essay on Barber Razors, Hones, stropping and honing

**Frankenstein** · 01-11-2012, 02:51 AM

Author gives instructions on preparing linen strop. Coat with cottonseed oil, rub with glass bottle, then lead pipe. Never oiled a canvass - does it work?

And he thinks the shark hide is the best.

Thanks for the link.

**Frankenstein** · 01-11-2012, 02:56 AM

Here's an ad for one:

**nicknbleeding** · 01-11-2012, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Here's an ad for one:

That is cool. Doubt its real shark skin. Do you think it might be?

**Frankenstein** · 01-11-2012, 03:22 AM

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

That is cool. Doubt its real shark skin. Do you think it might be?

Others have said they existed but I don't know anyone who's tried one. If we have any fishermen here perhaps we could make one.

**Theseus** · 01-11-2012, 03:32 AM

Shark skin probably would make a great pre-leather strop. Sharkskin has a light abrasive quality to it. People have been using it as fine sandpaper for hundreds if not thousands of years.

**hoglahoo** · 01-11-2012, 02:02 PM

I know you didn't know, but this neat article has been in the Likiwary for a year and a half! Reposting it on the forum does give you several thousand extra points though, so take heart

If anyone wants to read through it as a straight pdf instead of whatever it is that scribd uses, they can do that here: File:Essay On Barbers' Razors, Razor Hones, Razor Strops And Razor Honing.pdf - Straight Razor Place Wiki

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**Frankenstein** · 01-11-2012, 02:17 PM

yeah, and we talked about the shark thing too. but don't think anyone talked about the cottonseed oil on the canvass strop. has anyone tried that?

**Bruce** · 01-11-2012, 02:32 PM

Well, now I know: I need rubbers and lead pipes. Apparently overshoes and tasps just won't do. A day, when one learns nothing, has been wasted. So I'm definitely ahead of the game today.

**welshwizard** · 01-11-2012, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Theseus

Sharkskin has a light abrasive quality to it. People have been using it as fine sandpaper for hundreds if not thousands of years.

It's very common on the handgrip of military swords.

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