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08-10-2007, 04:10 PM #11Senior Member
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Here in Baltimore that is about all our local paper is even good for, stropping <g>
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08-10-2007, 06:28 PM #12Senior Member
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you should still strop on plain leather after it for best (smooth) results
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08-11-2007, 07:21 PM #13Senior Member
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He he he..... I hear you, Tony. Same here in Cleveland. We take the Sunday only paper and for only one reason. Our dog is paper trained! They keep calling, trying to get us to take M-Sat. I explain he only goes through the Sunday paper in a week.... but they don't seem to get it.
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Oh well..... Probably have enough left over to try stropping as well.
Ken
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08-12-2007, 05:43 PM #14Son of Han
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If you want some more info about stropping on newsprint, this thread has some good info on it
http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=13336
It actually worked pretty well for me but you might have to do a couple hundred laps (this is after you've finished off on the highest grit stone/paste you have.
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