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Scott

Holy crap!! I thought this thread died a long time ago.....:w


Scott

Pressure is a real "ify" thing. Sometimes my arm is sore after stropping because I found I needed more pressure and more strokes to get the HHT quality that I wanted. And sometimes I am happy after...

Joe,

No offense taken.

Scott

Alan,

I believe that somewhere in this thread I mentioned using enough pressure to get draw, or resistance on the razor. You want to know how much pressure in an objective way? Like millimeters...

I've used the best words I can come up with to describe what I do. Videos as well. Can you describe the sense of balance/coordination you have when riding a bike? Or is it best to experience it...

Alan,

You are adding this for a little bit of sarcastic bite aren't you? I mean, I am using pretty much the same stuff everyone else uses.

Without using the emoticons, it's a little hard to...

Whoa boy!! Ummm, you and ilija proposed this "experiment." Now are you expecting me to fund your party??

:w

And Joe, maybe you would send me one of your razors and (now this might sound gross) some of your scalp hairs (I promise I won't make a voodoo doll with them) so that we can see if I can't just get...

That has been your point for debate hasn't it? Yes, just a plain, unpasted strop same as you might purchase from Fromm, I suppose Tony, Hand American, Dovo, etc.

Just as long as it is a good...

Well, assuming this really goes off, here's my requirements:

Razor - good quality full hollow ground. Preferably 6/8's, but 5/8's will do. Prefer carbon steel, but will try stainless too.
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I have to agree with PuFF though. Either you trust what I've already said, or how will you trust what I say in the future?

Only problem I see is this. Assuming my success is due to a physical...

Ilija,

I have no problem with this. Frankly, if what I've been able to do with my equipment can't be reproduced on standard, widely available strops, hones and razors, then my whole point...

BTW, you've all heard of the Hundred'th Monkey Effect? If not:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_Monkey

Kind of interesting. Now someone please pass the bananas...err...I mean the sweet...

That wouldn't be a problem. BTW, without having seen my strop, you strongly imply that it's not clean. :(

I have a few IRS 361 strops for sale. I could take one down and use it as my daily strop....

I certainly hope that what I'm doing is something that can be reproduced by everybody. That's the reason I started this topic. I knew I had something that appearantly few here had discovered and so I...

I think what you said here (highlighted quote) is very important.

When Tiger Woods swings a golf club, can you really see any difference in his swing compared to any other good player? Maybe some...

As far as I know, it contains no abrassive. It's just a cream style conditioner/dressing.

Scott

I also thought I would mention this: I haven't always had such great success with my Dubl-Duck strop. When I first started using it 10 years ago, I actually thought it was junk since it didn't seem...

I use Fromm strop dressing.

Scott

Regarding the urethane (highlighted quote above), you're confusing strops. There is no urethane on my daily strop. My daily strop is the Dubl-Duck - no urethane, no abrassive pastes, just skill. :D ...

Joe, you say there is some type of abrassive on my strop, but where did it come from?? I certainly haven't applied any paste or abrassive in the ten years I've been using it. And I've cleaned and...

Another question, how long does a single application of strop paste (abrassive) remain effective? I've been using the Dubl-Duck for over 10 years and have never applied any abrassive to it.
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That urethane was applied to an old IRS strop which I rarely use. My everyday strop is a Dubl-Duck shell with a waxed linen. And by the way, I didn't "rough up" the urethane coated strop, I smoothed...

And, just for the sake of comparison, I emphasize the pressure on the back (spine) of the razor. And, I keep my thumb pretty much squarely over the center top of the shank (next time I strop, if I...