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fpessanha my way of conditioning a strop 12-04-2008, 04:36 PM
StraightRazorDave Wow, hand cream?? I seriously... 12-04-2008, 04:45 PM
fpessanha It works bery well indeed.... 12-04-2008, 05:00 PM
Kees The only problem with using... 12-04-2008, 07:04 PM
fpessanha Sorry... I don't quite... 12-04-2008, 07:09 PM
English Kees is saying that the... 12-04-2008, 10:02 PM
joke1176 I have a travel strop that... 12-04-2008, 10:51 PM
fpessanha So glad you like it and use... 12-04-2008, 11:54 PM
huntmol I just rub the strop with my... 12-08-2008, 06:35 AM
timberrr59 Nivea Strop Dressing 12-08-2008, 01:23 PM
rschlack I did something similar with... 08-31-2014, 11:02 AM
Matheus Nivea cream makes sense. The... 08-31-2014, 01:40 PM
Obie Gentlemen, You have noted... 08-31-2014, 01:53 PM
lz6 I know the hand rubbing works... 08-31-2014, 04:15 PM
Obie Bob, Here is a little... 08-31-2014, 04:30 PM
mrsell63 177906 Some of the best... 08-31-2014, 05:58 PM
pixelfixed As above,lather the... 08-31-2014, 06:22 PM
thebigspendur That's easy for Verdi to have... 08-31-2014, 10:40 PM
Obie Spendur, my friend, if you... 08-31-2014, 11:53 PM
mrsell63 Tra la la la la la ... 08-31-2014, 11:58 PM
Redcane Man I feel like I am doing it... 09-01-2014, 12:24 AM
pixelfixed The oils from using your hand... 09-01-2014, 12:30 AM
mrsell63 Someone might be able to find... 09-01-2014, 01:43 AM
Obie No, I don't think you are... 09-01-2014, 02:26 AM
Siguy Head, hand and ball grease... 09-01-2014, 02:36 AM
Phrank When I purchased an Illinois... 09-01-2014, 02:46 AM
Substance Yeh I have used Nivea hand... 09-01-2014, 09:04 AM
Neil Miller Ball grease...?.! Siguy, I... 09-01-2014, 10:17 PM
Tarkus Oh please Siguy please start... 09-01-2014, 10:36 PM
Neil Miller Ah, Darl! That reminds me of... 09-01-2014, 10:50 PM
Phrank Yes Neil, agreed, please... 09-02-2014, 12:25 AM
sharptonn Ball Grease? Is that... 09-02-2014, 12:19 AM
Siguy To be fair, I should have... 09-02-2014, 12:28 AM
Neil Miller ...don't get me started on... 09-02-2014, 01:35 AM
Substance Ball grease - now this is a... 09-02-2014, 03:07 AM
Phrank I think I just threw up a... 09-02-2014, 03:25 AM
Siguy Cleanest part of my body, I'd... 09-02-2014, 11:57 PM
sharptonn I hate to let my little... 09-03-2014, 12:21 AM
Tarkus And you said I go to the... 09-03-2014, 12:31 AM
sharptonn Touche' dear Tarkus!... 09-03-2014, 12:39 AM
Neil Miller Tom, I have one of those... 09-07-2014, 08:29 PM
Steel EXACTLY what i do......and... 09-01-2014, 02:19 AM
EdHutton I just bought two new strops.... 09-08-2014, 02:51 PM
onimaru55 Anybody else tried this or... 12-04-2008, 11:49 PM
Blistersteel a little Voice in my head... 09-02-2014, 03:31 AM
sharptonn Duck Butter . 09-02-2014, 03:37 AM
Neckbone I assume it is your own ball... 09-02-2014, 02:19 PM
cubancigar2000 I don't know about using it... 09-08-2014, 05:08 PM
bluesman7 How's the draw? 09-08-2014, 09:03 PM
nun2sharp The only thing that really... 09-11-2014, 03:07 AM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Redcane View Post
    Man I feel like I am doing it wrong. I do exactly like Obie. I have never applied anything to my strop besides my palm before I use it. Am I wrong?
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Obie View Post
    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.
    Head, hand and ball grease only here!

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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...
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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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Siguy View Post
    Head, hand and ball grease only here!
    Ball grease...?.! Siguy, I am not even going to ask, as the implications are too horrendous to contemplare...

    Regards,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Siguy View Post
    Head, hand and ball grease only here!
    Quote Originally Posted by Neil Miller View Post
    Ball grease...?.! Siguy, I am not even going to ask, as the implications are too horrendous to contemplare...

    Regards,
    Neil
    Oh please Siguy please start your Ball grease thread soon.
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil Miller View Post
    Ball grease...?.! Siguy, I am not even going to ask, as the implications are too horrendous to contemplare...

    Regards,
    Neil
    Yes Neil, agreed, please never sell him one of your strops....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Siguy View Post
    Head, hand and ball grease only here!
    Ball Grease? Is that anything like Duck Butter?
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    "Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
    I rest my case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil Miller View Post
    Ball grease...?.! Siguy, I am not even going to ask, as the implications are too horrendous to contemplare...

    Regards,
    Neil
    To be fair, I should have included nose grease in the list.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tarkus View Post
    Oh please Siguy please start your Ball grease thread soon.
    Oi! I can get myself banned quick enough without your help!
    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Ball Grease? Is that anything like Duck Butter?
    Far saltier.

    You know what they say, "Anywhere there's hair, there's grease."

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