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11-17-2015, 06:15 PM #1illegitimum non carborundum
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I've got a few strops like that. I figured the makers knew what they were doing so I left them as is/was. It IS really weird to strop on a surface like that, but it does not seem to do any harm.
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11-17-2015, 06:23 PM #2Razor Vulture
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I figured it would do no harm, yet was like stropping on a fence-board.
Another few have something about being 'damp-proof' on them. Some sort of gimmick, I suppose?Substance likes this."Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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11-17-2015, 06:27 PM #3Senior Member
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Congratulations. You made a very nice find.
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11-17-2015, 10:52 PM #4Senior Member
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Maybe the wax is supposed to keep it from fraying so bad if it gets nicked with the razor. I have another theory that the wax canvas (if it is waxed canvas) was suppose to be a tow strap or something and someone used it to make a strop. lol
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11-17-2015, 11:40 PM #5Senior Member
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How does age effect wax? I wonder if they were not more flexible when they were new.
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11-17-2015, 11:52 PM #6Razor Vulture
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Ha! I don't know, but the thought of a wick for a really big candle or lamp crossed my mind!
Originally Posted by AlienEdge
It was quite lumpy and uneven. Perhaps it had been in a hot storage for a long while? Originally Posted by 32t
How does age effect wax? I wonder if they were not more flexible when they were new.
Really smooth now!
I will be doing another one and shall take some pics!"Don't be stubborn. You are missing out."
I rest my case.
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11-18-2015, 12:03 AM #7
Those weren't made for razor use. They were made for administering corporal punishment.
Har har.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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