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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?
Well duh !.....Hello Orc sweat would be the obvious answer ! :medvl:
I contemplated making a strop of Kevlar fabric once....
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 :)
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. ;-)
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by unit
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.
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.
You may be right on the fees and tarriffs and all but....let's stop thinking like Dwarves and be a little more Elven like shall we. Dragons are pretty big..one scale would probabley yield about two or three strops alone ,and as for breaking blades,need I remind y'all that when I made said statement it was in reference to sharpening the blade of Sauron !! HEELLOOO !!...CAN ONLY BE DESTROYED IN MT. DOOM REMEMBER??!! On top of that, there are plenty of filthy little Orcs,Trolls of various sizes oh yes and let's not forget our friends the Baruk Hai mmhmm ,yeah , ya think they got soft metal fer blades ? Oh no...they probably got whiskers like barbed wire...in fact , I'll bet they all use uber wedges cause a hollow grind aint gonna do it ! And don't count out Tree beard either ...I mean have ya seen his mug lately ??There's a market in Morder people .....ya just gotta be a little more proactive is all ....:medvl: I'm gonna milk this Orc icon for all it's worth I am heh !
In that context, I suppose it might work. Consider using Mithril in place of linen, though.
You aren't referring to fell beasts, right? You understand, the Witch King fed them only foul meats, so you'd likely never get the stink out of those strops. :-p
Clearly you are all forgeting about P.E.T.A. and forget about importing one in New York, Bloomberg would have a fit.
Very knowledgeable for a Hobbit....Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
Morty:...........Nope...just dragon hide here...if the orcs want to make strops out of carrion eaters let them...we shall bury them. +1 on the mithril fabric side..never thought about that. It would make for a nice balance indeed.
Eh........we get around ya know haha !Quote:
Originally Posted by honedright
Clearly they are Saurons minions.......why else would they try to protect a dragon. Lest we not forget what Smaug did to Laketown and the Dwarves under the mountain.Poor little fire breathing vermin my eye . Daddy needs a new strop and it's got pesky lizard written all over it ! Bloomberg is the mouth of Sauron. where is Aragorn when we need him !?Quote:
Originally Posted by Euclid440
He's doin' the nasty w/Adriel :needcoffee:
OMG now I gotta burn my Eyes out.............Besides I rather think it's more like him and Smeagol gotta thing goin (snicker).......so mean (snicker).
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
'Fess up, Nightblade. You're as much of an oddball as the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring.
I just don't understand why Frodo and Sam never made mention of you in their memoirs. What did you do to piss them off?
He made off w/their pastys before the trek even began! :roflmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Morty
Well...that's what I meant about gettin around.you are right I am an exception.MLA...I told you we are never to bring up the pasty incident ! Allright fine..if y'all must know.....That Fat Samwise got his bundy's in a twist cause I got the last pasty and chided him for eating too much.Then He got even more butt-hurt when I told him to just deal with the Elven bread...he starts whining about it being too lite tasting and healthy and all. Sheesh.....not like he's wasting away er nuthin. Then of Course since he Frodo's B--CH practically, ....Frodo has to be all spiteful ....says "Nobody will ever know about you in my Uncle's and my chronicles !!" . I'm like "oooh like anybody is gonna make a movie anytime soon about it " heh heh...............I hate them . Pip and Merry....yeah whatever...they just went along with all of it cause they were afraid of being left out too...wimps....Gandalf was right about Pip being a fool of a Took. More like a TOOL of a Took !! Heck....I hear Merry tried to start a small homeland militia after his big battle scene...course it failed. everyone was like "huh" ?? Hobbits aren't big warriors after all....Merry just got his hormones all worked up over that Rohan girl just cause she let him ride on her horse...fool !!
I always thought Pip and Merry were, shall we say, "closeted".
You know Pipe weed was not the only thing that Pip smoked too much of......just sayin .
My bad MLA...I thought you meant Bloomberg with Adriel my bad. God that Adriel is so hot....There is a rumour she's got an Uncle in the family who's like a rich travelling minstrel .Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
Drinkin' that Dragon's Milk again, eh?
What !!???...Me Never !
Pardon me; the Balrog's milk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightblade
Hmm neah...definitely do not do Balrogs milk....Hobbit don't play that !
I use the scales to set bevels and remove frowns and chips.
See you guys...there is a market to be had !Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Now all we gotta do is get the equipment to make the strops and Mithril sides............I heard Saruman has some machinery and equipment for sale...slightly water damaged,might be worth checkin out. I hear he needs the money bad to pay the rent for his broken down high rise...there's another tool fer ya haha !
Unless you count the Tooks, they're a bit strange and adventurous. And what about the hobbits in Bree?Quote:
Originally Posted by Morty
Hobbits live in cheese? That would explain their portly appearance.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddafinga