Thread: don't take stropping tips from Inglorious Basterds

seriously, nice round edge there, tool

Originally Posted by jehan60188

seriously, nice round edge there, tool

Might have been adequate for its intended purpose!

Once again I am lost.

Originally Posted by TexasBob

Might have been adequate for its intended purpose!

well, i'm just not that well versed in the nuances of stropping, i suppose; when would you ever want a rounded edge on a tool designed for cutting?

Originally Posted by JMS

Once again I am lost.

watch the movie, it'll make more sense
or perhaps it wont

You calling me inglorious ???

rounded edge? I bet they are talking the bevel, also sometimes known as an "apple seed" edge by some knife makers. It is a more durable edge. Pretend your bevel is this "V" the edge being the bottom of the "V" and the sides being the bevel. Now plump the sides of the "V" a bit but not so much as to lose the cutting edge and you will have an "apple seed" edge

Originally Posted by JMS

rounded edge? I bet they are talking the bevel, also sometimes known as an "apple seed" edge by some knife makers. It is a more durable edge. Pretend your bevel is this "V" the edge being the bottom of the "V" and the sides being the bevel. Now plump the sides of the "V" a bit but not so much as to lose the cutting edge and you will have an "apple seed" edge

I think it was reference to a movie "inglorious basterds" (or something like that). Maybe it displayed hollywood's version what stropping should look like and maybe they rolled the razor on the edge. I dunno. Haven't seen the movie.

Originally Posted by ursus

I think it was reference to a movie "inglorious basterds" (or something like that). Maybe it displayed hollywood's version what stropping should look like and maybe they rolled the razor on the edge. I dunno. Haven't seen the movie.

If I remember correctly it was a knife (bayonet?) being stropped on boot leather.

Dialog (my paraphrase):

Officer: Stay calm.
Soldier (looks up from stropping knife on boot): Don't I look calm?
Officer: I guess you do.

Calm, but intense.

Originally Posted by ursus

I think it was reference to a movie "inglorious basterds" (or something like that). Maybe it displayed hollywood's version what stropping should look like and maybe they rolled the razor on the edge. I dunno. Haven't seen the movie.

Have a look here

Regards,
Neil

It looked to me like a strip of leather he was holding with one hand, the other end pinned under his boot.

Good movie, I enjoy QT's suspense build ups.