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And deal with various disorders like StAD, SoAD, RAD, HAD etc etc etc

Has anyone been making strop linen out of hemp? I like those two plants (hemp and flax) for their industrial uses. Rich in oil (BD anyone?), nutritious, good textiles, good paper and can be used to...

Ahh nothing like the combination of rotten egg smell and lead poisoning :D

I'll tell you right now that Tony M is THE strop man on these forums and Joe also knows what he's talking about. Now that we've established that, here are a few tips from me:

1) If you're worried...

I think I should try some of my snowboard wax just for the hell of it... It promisses to give my edge the best possible carve in fresh powder :D

I'm in the same boat as you mate.. However this linen got cleaned up and that removed the wax, so it needs to be reapplied.

Thanks Joe. Looking forward to reading about the results.

Oh, once I tried making Molotov cocktail to burn out the weeds growing between the slabs in front of the shed, but I put too much motor oil into the mix so the test-line didn't catch fire. Ended up...

I also like to play with fire, but I do it very carefully. Never had one get out of hand and I always found a purpose for it, usually bbq-related, some for heat and some just bonfires.

Pants were just an arbitrary textile article. Same goes for shirts, upholstery and carpeting. The reason I used'em as an example was because I had a major wax spill over my fav. pair of jeans during...

But the protective layer would have to be non-absorbent or it will suck in too much wax. On a side-note, if you ever get a wax stain on your pants, put a few sheets of paper over it and go over with...

And whatever you do, don't use a heat gun, unless you like your linen crispy. Ironing should do it, as long as you clean the iron by going over a couple of sheets of paper afterwards.