Thread: Could use some help with first time setup

Yeah, you dont know me well yet, there is never a time without risk and undue harm to myself, your talking to a guy who is gonna shim an R41 with 3 blades tonight just for the fun of it lol,... but will make a great post, ill stick with the hunk of leather for now

Originally Posted by Scookum

Yes do note that I said pastes "later on" lol

As far as fabric goes, its been traditionally used. I wouldnt worry about it right now. Once when you know you can strop safely without undue harm to yourself or your strop then worry about felt, linen etc as a second strop. I'm sure somebody somewhere in the past got by just fine with a hunk of leather.

Originally Posted by syngent

sweet, since ill probably turn my guys over to Maxi there maybe i should wait till then before i buy anything, still nice to look at some options too lol

You've given yourself some great advice!! In that one get together you'll know exactly what you'll need, how to use it, and maybe even leave there with it. Enjoy!!

Kind Regards,
Howard

Hey Syngent,
Did you get yourself a strop yet?
I have all the stuff laid out to make them, I meant to have it out at the meet.....
Let me know.

Eric.

I did grab one and this far have not cut it to pieces lmao came close but was good I could probably use another though ignoring your making a bunch and have the time I wouldn't mind helping your razor and equipment fund a bit to get one lol

I think it was about 2 weeks into this when I was stropping, something caught my eye out the windows and I turned to look and wack! I cut my latigo nearly in half, it wasnt a lil nick, the razor was half way through it lol. Be one with the strop!

Oh my goodness I hope I don't do that.. I don't have a window but I have a cat and he's troublesome

Shut the door with the cat on the other side.

"Cathide strop"

Lol I've already given my cat a blue Mohawk with spilled ink I don't think he would sit still long enough to let me try to strop on him

I tried to strop a cougar once, it took days for me to get the smell of perfume off my clothes.