Thread: An New Acronyms and Abbreviations To Add

Ha I never looked at the official list, just always used and thought when I saw SAD it meant soap. Maybe STAD would be better :<0) I think Ed is on the same page as me. I tried to coin one but it never flew. Maybe too long.

FAQAOAOA Frequently asked questions asked over and over again.

I had a couple of more but quickly forgotten :<0|

Originally Posted by RobinK

I have. They are vastly overrated.

I don't think they're vastly overrated, they are vastly overpriced, different thing !

In itself I think the two leather components are the best I've ever seen and used on a strop, the feedback is simply incredible. The cloth component was nice as well after it had been broken in. However, I simply hated the fact that there is no handle on that strop, at that price, there should be a decent handle on the Kanayama's.

In the end I sold the strop, because it was so frigging expensive and I was scared to scratch the leather.

Originally Posted by MJC

Any thoughts on getting a separate Scupleworks linen strop vs. having them make a replacement for the SRP?

I wouldn't order a separate Scrupleworks linen strop, but a component to put on your SRD strop.
Ah yes, I may be the only one, but I'm an enormous fan of Scrupleworks worsted wool cloth. It's thinner than his regular linen, but I like the feel and the look (black/red).

Originally Posted by decraew

I don't think they're vastly overrated, they are vastly overpriced, different thing !

Actually, no. Actually, two sides of the same coin. Most people go into denial when they find out that they have just spent a lot of money on something that really is not all that great.

Which is not to say that these strops are not great. They are, in a way, but as you say:

Originally Posted by decraew

The cloth component was nice as well after it had been broken in. However, I simply hated the fact that there is no handle on that strop, at that price, there should be a decent handle on the Kanayama's.

I was around when you guys traded recipes for the optimum washing powder/softener ratio. Bit like watching a Tupperware party. But, yes, Japanese shaving related things make people do strange things, because they are typically overpriced, dysfunctional, but come with more hype than export razors.

Originally Posted by decraew

I wouldn't order a separate Scrupleworks linen strop, but a component to put on your SRD strop.
Ah yes, I may be the only one, but I'm an enormous fan of Scrupleworks worsted wool cloth. It's thinner than his regular linen, but I like the feel and the look (black/red).

Personally, I would order a complete strop. SRD strops offer incredible value for money, but a Scrupleworks strop is just so much more beautiful.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Ha I never looked at the official list, just always used and thought when I saw SAD it meant soap. Maybe STAD would be better :<0) I think Ed is on the same page as me. I tried to coin one but it never flew. Maybe too long.

FAQAOAOA Frequently asked questions asked over and over again.

I had a couple of more but quickly forgotten :<0|

Yes I believe it is in common parlance. For strops maybe StAD

Originally Posted by RobinK

Actually, no. Actually, two sides of the same coin. Most people go into denial when they find out that they have just spent a lot of money on something that really is not all that great.

Overpriced and overrated are two different ways of saying something has a bad quality/price ratio. But if you say overpriced the emphasis is on the price being too high, whereas overrated imo implies that there's something wrong with the quality. Which is not the case.

Shell cordovan strops are not cheap no matter the brand. I find that the #3 kanayama represents good value.

As far as not having a handle, I actually prefer hanging strops that way.

Horses for courses.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

That already means soap acquisition disorder.

Originally Posted by engine46

Sorry Ed, look on Acronyms and Abbreviations.
SSAD is Shaving Soap Acquisition Disorder. There is no SAD on there. Not trying to argue with you my friend. Or.......... I might be losing my mind!

To avoid confusion one solution might be RSAD ........ razor strop acquisition disorder ...........

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

To avoid confusion one solution might be RSAD ........ razor strop acquisition disorder ...........

Or maybe LPSAD Lather Producing Software Acquisition Disorder.
Sorry engine, just to expand on my last or so post, I have never looked at the official acronyms list, or if I did it was once about a year ago, I have always taken SAD to be soap AD unless the context makes it make more sense for it to be strop AD. So apologies for jumping on you earlier. However I still haven't revisited the acronyms list but I will take you on your word
sorry tangented there, i have just realized I have come up with a new acronym for soaps and creams in general, and not strops as per the discussion at hand.
As I don't really suffer from any AD's in the razor/shaving world I probably should have just stayed out of it . Unless you go with the "more than one is an AD" line of reasoning of course. Then I could be classed as having a very mild AD for most things (2 strops, 4 straights, 2 D/E's, 4 brushes, a small selection of soaps ( several of which were gifts) and one set of 5 hones)

SDEES. Shave Den Extreme Engineering Syndrome.

Highly contagious. No known vacine. No known treatment.