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    Quote Originally Posted by JOB15 View Post
    ... some with a taught strop...
    I believe mine has elongated some quarter inches with the years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matheus View Post
    I believe mine has elongated some quarter inches with the years.
    I wish I could say the same

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    I remember Bill Ellis saying on his CD that he uses 3 lbs worth of pressure. That works for me.
    Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.

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    I need to keep practicing the strop, I need to keep practicing the strop OCD !
    Last edited by DMA; 10-15-2015 at 03:07 PM. Reason: Wrong place to post.
    The D in DMA is Duncan, my name.

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    No cure available, in research or in the minds of any straight razor user. The closest is an extremely complex 2,894 step aversion program that nobody has ever mastered. The best got to step 48 which stated go one hour without thinking about shaving implements, etc, or sex.
    "The sharpening stones from time to time provide officers with gasoline."

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    Check out the post in the beginners section, and you'll see just how badly I've been afflicted.
    Man it's painful affliction, but lots of fun!
    The D in DMA is Duncan, my name.

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