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06-17-2009, 04:09 AM
Thread: Less is More when stropping?
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Yes it does. A higher pitch to my ear. I believe...
Yes it does. A higher pitch to my ear. I believe it is nylon but I wouldn't swear to it on a stack of bibles.
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06-17-2009, 03:43 AM
Thread: Less is More when stropping?
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To be honest with you I was skeptical that the...
To be honest with you I was skeptical that the webbed stuff would be any good. I like linen. When SRD first came out with their strops webbed fabric was all they supplied with the leather and I got...
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06-16-2009, 03:22 PM
Thread: Less is More when stropping?
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I don't know. I find that part of the manual...
I don't know. I find that part of the manual confusing because to me the linen/canvas/webbed fabric/felt (name your poison) is effective. I've not tried to get a dull razor sharp with the linen as...
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06-16-2009, 03:49 AM
Thread: Less is More when stropping?
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Glad to see another multi lap stropper, I don't...
Glad to see another multi lap stropper, I don't feel like the lone ranger. ;) One thing that made me a believer was the HHT. I wasn't ever getting it off of the hones but I would sometimes get it...
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06-16-2009, 12:07 AM
Thread: Less is More when stropping?
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This post here ...
This post here made a big impression on me and influenced my stropping habits. In addition to that post mparker once posted that he had found that with enough laps he could get a dull razor sharp...
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06-14-2009, 05:17 PM
Thread: Less is More when stropping?
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I have to agree with Ray that the source of the...
I have to agree with Ray that the source of the mfgs advice and the motives are questionable. It is true that you can dull a shave ready edge with improper stropping but once you are proficient the...
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06-13-2009, 11:32 PM
Thread: Less is More when stropping?
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Doesn't hurt to try it and see how it works for...
Doesn't hurt to try it and see how it works for you. I had been told by an old barber 25 years ago that you can over strop a razor. Then I came to SRP and saw guys doing a lot of laps. When I read...
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