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Thread: Burnishing edges
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05-13-2009, 12:07 AM #1
Burnishing edges
On most leather belts they bevel then burnish the edges.
What is the reason that most hanging strop have straight cut edges no burnishing.
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05-13-2009, 10:51 PM #2
I would suspect because on a belt its a cosmetic and finishing thing. On a strop its a piece of leather that's going to be used as a strop so its just not done. I'm sure you could interest some stropmaker to do it as a premium treatment to make his strops stand out from the pack.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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05-14-2009, 01:59 PM #3
Since I have never purchased a strop = I do not know.
However I have seen it discussed here previously, so i thought it was standard practice. What brands are you talking about?
The reason some are not, I assume, is the same reason mine are not- too lazy
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05-14-2009, 10:58 PM #4
I've never seen one finished that way. Probably the same reason old pickup trucks and work vehicles had crummy paint jobs. Its a working item so such finishing serves no purpose.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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05-14-2009, 11:24 PM #5
In fact, neither have I.
Searching for Tony Miller, or strop isn't going to help find the thread I read.
The talk was between Mr. Miller and another chap selling strops. If I understand what the question is; apparently they do.
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05-14-2009, 11:40 PM #6
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05-16-2009, 04:34 PM #7
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Thanked: 202Have a look on strops available from The Invisibleedge. I thought that you bevel the edges that they do not roll up and thicken which could mess-up the stroping process.