Thread: Stupid mistake

The only strops I ever nicked were 2 DubleDuks back in the 1960s and they have been sanded to the point where they are quite useable.. Since then I have been amazingly fortunate using the counting method just as a musician would count time while playing an instrument.

I have about 12 hanging strops and no nicks in about 40 years. Counting works for me. I have had many close calls but counting has allowed me to stop before the edge hits the leather. Again, I have been very fortunate............ 1and2and3and4........signed, LUCKY

I've noticed that the likelyhood of nicking your strop is directly porportional to the newness of the strop.

Just as I suspected. Not a musician in the bunch.......

Originally Posted by mrsell63

Just as I suspected. Not a musician in the bunch.......

Oh yes, one here. Everything in my life is done to a mental rhythm.

Originally Posted by Ogershok

Oh yes, one here. Everything in my life is done to a mental rhythm.

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With all the strop nicks being reported, it would seem that many members could benefit from employing the principles of the rythmic count.

It works for Yo Yo Ma and Ogershok and it works me. Perhaps I will take a photo of my nickfree strops to prove the point. Please give it a try. Your strop will definitely thank you.............

1+ on jerrys stropping technique i use the same technique that jerry told you guys about(he told me how to do it) and i have yet to nick a strop, anothe rimportant thing is to pay total attention to what your doing. Dont be worring about other things while stropping the end result is never pretty. The counting and keeping a rythem method is great way to keep from nicking a strop.

Originally Posted by mrsell63

It works for Yo Yo Ma and Ogershok and it works me.

I do have to admit that I've nicked my strops. More than once. BUT - I've done it in near perfect rhythm. When I play musical instruments I sometimes indulge in syncopation. That doesn't work when stropping.
Lesson learned.

Originally Posted by mrsell63

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With all the strop nicks being reported, it would seem that many members could benefit from employing the principles of the rythmic count.

It works for Yo Yo Ma and Ogershok and it works me. Perhaps I will take a photo of my nickfree strops to prove the point. Please give it a try. Your strop will definitely thank you.............

Just a few days ago I could have shown you a perfectly nick free strop. That is my point, just one stupid mistake...

Originally Posted by ndw76

Just a few days ago I could have shown you a perfectly nick free strop. That is my point, just one stupid mistake...

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From this day forward, you must convince yourself that there will be no more mistakes because your rythmic count will force you to focus more intently than you have thus far.

I am sure that your have never cut any of your hones!!!

With the quality of my honing if it were possible to cut a hone, I would have done it. Apart from this one stupid mistake I have a lot of faith in my stropping. But when it comes to honing I am only at the start of a very long journey.