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For some reason, I'm thinking the latter is a bit more likely...

I did, yeah. I don't have any kind of strop conditioner or anything like that and have just used the old hand-rubbing technique on my Latigo. Seems to work for me. :)

But now I'm curious - what...

It has a very light draw but worked really well! I may add something to give it a bit more bite (neatsfoot maybe??) but since I had a really, really nice shave after using it, I may hold off to see...

Make that six!

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Are you kidding?! Just look at it! I can see at least five viable snaffling features in that picture alone! :rofl2:

If you set it up properly, you could probably strop two blades at once.

True - but I may be disowned by my nephews! :)

I may add a handle later, but to be honest I'm so used to my other one that just has the D-ring that I didn't even think to add one. I have enough leather to make one more strop, but probably not...

Will do, Skipper! :)

It has been a very busy day at Cangooner Enterprises. As well opening our Brush Works doors for the world's media to witness production of the rare Rosemary Snaffler brush, our Strop Works have also...

It's just parallax error - the foreshortening gives the illusion of reduced Python size.

How's that for baffling with BS? :)

I did that too and noticed that I was angling the strop away from the camera (stropping surface turned slightly toward me) and it wasn't at all clear. That's a big reason why my stropping looks a bit...

I just did a few quick strokes in an attempt to show the difference in sound made by my 11/16 hollow-ground RJ Roberts Parabola and my 7/8 near-wedge J Wostenholme EBRO. Unfortunately I don't think...

Yeah, what the heck - count me in too. I just picked up the goods for my first attempt at making a strop so there may well be a 'how not to make a strop' or 'why one should appreciate proper strop...