Thread: hello from south australia

Originally Posted by elgeeno

no i dont have a strop yet but the place i got it from thesuperiourshave.com (in the US) specificslly states "professionally honed and shave ready!" so im hoping that it will be honed and ready to go when i get it =)

It will need stropping between shaves. A strop is indispensible, right from the start. It doesn't need to be an a expensive one, most of us have the odd 'accident' and nick the strop when learning.

Ditto the pommy fulla above (jokes mate). You will need to get a strop. Make your own if you have the minimal amount of skills required. Just make sure the leather is smooth and free of bumps etc. I hear newspaper will also function as a strop, but I haven't tried it or know how to make one.


Mick

Actually a newspaper strop is a good training aid. Just cut a strip of paper to size & secure it with a bulldog clip. Eazy Peazy.

lol newspaper sounds interesting. i have my eye on a kangaroo strop ('coz imaozzeee!). i prqcticed today on a teatowel with a butter knife - wasn't too bad but i will wait and see until i get a strpo i will keep practicing

cheers to everyoine and thank you for the welcomes!

I actually folded a newspaper to about two inches wide and laid it on a table and stropped like that, it appeared to work, then again, sometimes things I say appears to be plausible, but later I find they are utterly implausible... utterly

G'day elgeeno and welcome to SRP.
Sorry I'm a bit late to the party - I've been out of action for a while due to conjunctivitis.
Glad to see another Aussie on board.
I seem to remember someone saying that newspaper and metal polish makes a good strop - I haven't tried it myself.
Hang on and enjoy the ride