Thread: StropTober: Beginning Oct 1st 2012

Interesting comments on the grip. I will give that a try.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Despite my reputation as a master of stropping, honing, shaving and everything straightrazor related, I still have my moments.

The following is an out-take from my now world-famous metronome stropping video, where I demonstrate that a rush of blood to the head is not the correct mindset for safe stropping. I took a very nice slice out of the strop at the hand end by trying to strop too fast.

Watch, and learn from the master!

EDIT: The cut occurs at around 33 seconds. It may be easier to see if you watch it in the 720HD resolution on the youtube site, or in full-screen.

James.

TeeHee, I see the lil pigtail.

Your going to have to try harder to match my awesomeness of wacking a strop in half tho

Originally Posted by Scookum

TeeHee, I see the lil pigtail.

Your going to have to try harder to match my awesomeness of wacking a strop in half tho

Who says I haven't done that? I make my own strops you know, so that one might not be my first....

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Who says I haven't done that? I make my own strops you know, so that one might not be my first....

James.

lol was that one of your roo strops? I remember one of the first stropping youtube videos I watched, the guy was going superfast so I thought thats how I should do it, wack...wack...wack...wack...this is not going to good, wack...wack...wack. Glue the two pieces to scrap 2x4's....

Yes it was. That is the problem with roo - screw around too much and it just slices in two before you know it. Although you'll be happy to know that was merely a sliver in the video. Strop is still very much in one piece and useable.

James.

Hey Jimbo!! Finally see your video

Got some sexy mus-kles there That is pretty cool. I tend to keep a rhythm too, just subconsciously.

I couldn't see it still... I think I saw your go the wrong direction for a sec?

Originally Posted by dorknight

I couldn't see it still... I think I saw your go the wrong direction for a sec?

Yeah, take a look at the slow motion part from about 30 seconds to around the 40 seconds mark. I cut the strop near my body at around 33 seconds, but the leather flap stays down. Then the next few strokes raise the leather flap. It is kind of hard to see, but it is there if you look hard. Try viewing it in the youtube site itself, whack the quality up to 780, and perhaps put it in full screen mode.

James.