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09-01-2014, 02:26 AM #1The Assyrian
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No, I don't think you are wrong. Keep it nice and simple — and natural. This has been my routine for years and my sweet strops are proof enough.
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09-01-2014, 02:36 AM #2Senior Member
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Head, hand and ball grease only here! Originally Posted by Obie
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09-01-2014, 02:46 AM #3barba crescit caput nescit
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When I purchased an Illinois #827 strop, the vendor recommended applying an initial coat of Fromm's Strop Conditioner. Also mentioned this is the only strop that he recommended to apply an initial coating.
I applied the initial coating, a dime sized dollop of the stuff....helped work the strop in well as it shed quite a bit at the beginning...looked a bit like orange peel as another member put it at first.
Had another strop that dried out particularly badly, figured I'd apply some of the Fromm's to it and it brought it right back.
Haven't used any since, just palm rubbing, but the conditioner seemed to do what it was supposed to do...Steel likes this.
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09-01-2014, 09:04 AM #4Senior Member
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Yeh I have used Nivea hand cream on my Big daddy strop last year to help break it in, as it was leaving a dry scale line on my blades and I found it worked well
I have also used lather on the strop to help break it in.Saved,
to shave another day.
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09-01-2014, 10:17 PM #5Senior Member
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Ball grease...?.! Siguy, I am not even going to ask, as the implications are too horrendous to contemplare... Originally Posted by Siguy
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Neil
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09-01-2014, 10:36 PM #6Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Siguy
Oh please Siguy please start your Ball grease thread soon. Originally Posted by Neil Miller
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09-01-2014, 10:50 PM #7Senior Member
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Ah, Darl! That reminds me of the old swedish joke:
A swede walks into a swedish chemist shop: "do you have any deodorant?"
The chemist replies: "certainly, ball or aerosol?"
"Neither" replies the man, "its for my armpits..."
Ta-dish-bang! I'm on all week, folks!
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09-02-2014, 12:25 AM #8barba crescit caput nescit
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Yes Neil, agreed, please never sell him one of your strops.... Originally Posted by Neil Miller
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09-02-2014, 12:19 AM #9Razor Vulture
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Ball Grease? Is that anything like Duck Butter? Originally Posted by Siguy
Neil Miller and Tarkus like this."Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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09-02-2014, 12:28 AM #10Senior Member
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To be fair, I should have included nose grease in the list. Originally Posted by Neil Miller
Oi! I can get myself banned quick enough without your help! Originally Posted by Tarkus
Oh please Siguy please start your Ball grease thread soon.
Far saltier. Originally Posted by sharptonn
You know what they say, "Anywhere there's hair, there's grease."
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