Draqon Hide for Strops

[mapleleafalumnus]

SRP member Nightblade posted the following in another thread:

"Dare I suggest someone make a strop that says pure dragon hide on one end and Smaug on the other with a dragon claw print on it.....I can't help myself sorry wayyyyy off topic." -- Nightblade

Dragon hide strops...no nicks ever! Probably be kind of hard to condition w/palm sweat.
What do my fellow SRP members think?

[Nightblade]

Well duh !.....Hello Orc sweat would be the obvious answer !

[unit]

I contemplated making a strop of Kevlar fabric once....

[Zephyr]

They would be even more sought after than cordovan strops as the only part of a dragon that possiby would be suitable for a strop would be soft area on the belly

[Morty]

I dunno. Seems to me if you lifted the spine while stropping, it would crack the edge of your razor right off.

Might be useful for repairing chips on a damaged edge before setting a bevel on a 1K. ;-)

[Theseus]

I contemplated making a strop of Kevlar fabric once....

Tried out kevlar fabric myself. It gave a great shave. Only problem is that as tough as kevlar is, it is also fragile. My strop only lasted about six shaves before it started breaking down.

[Euclid440]

I have a strop made from Kevlar racing seat belt and it is ok, but not as good as other Poly/nylon fine weave strops. Actually any poly strop is almost nick proof.

You can strop edge forward on most Poly/nylon strops without cutting the strop and are great for some learning to strop. It will also give about the same result as leather, as stropping is more about technique than material. Once proper technique in learned, then buy a good leather strop where the strop will, now make a difference.

Poly/nylon make great pasted strops.

[94Terp]

Thinking no... not gonna happen.

Dragons...big honking lizards. Crocodiles... big honking lizards. Leather's probably gonna have scales on it, just like a croc, which'll probably trash your edge.



Besides.. the aquisition fees, import taxes, duties and tarriffs on rare animal hides would make it prohibitively expensive, not to mention the fee for the guy skinning the dragon.

[maddafinga]

Um. . . . Actually. no. Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took were very unusual as Hobbits generally did not leave the Shire. As a matter of fact, most Hobbits look down on on Hobbits who even think about leaving the Shire.

'Fess up, Nightblade. You're as much of an oddball as the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Unless you count the Tooks, they're a bit strange and adventurous. And what about the hobbits in Bree?

[mapleleafalumnus]

Unless you count the Tooks, they're a bit strange and adventurous. And what about the hobbits in Bree?

Hobbits live in cheese? That would explain their portly appearance.