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05-22-2016, 06:39 PM #1Junior Member
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Tony Miller strop!
At the urging and recommendation of petercp4e I just bought a Tony Miller strop! I'm very excited to try it. At Pete's recommendation I'm going to get a strop from Lynn to use until I get comfortable and good enough that I won't worry about nicking the Tony Miller one. Only been straight razor shaving for a month or so at this point!
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05-22-2016, 08:18 PM #2illegitimum non carborundum
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Hey, they are both great strops!
You easily can take apart Lynn's strop and then replace the leather with a few layers of newspaper. Use that to do a lot of practicing until you are comfortable with stropping on either of the strops.
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05-26-2016, 03:32 PM #3Junior Member
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That's a good idea! I just got Lynn's strop in and didn't use news paper yet, but it's already miles better than my old one!
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05-26-2016, 03:37 PM #4Senior Member
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Good idea. I nicked my Heirloom horsehide and it stings a little. Still works great though!
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05-27-2016, 08:01 PM #5Senior Member
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How about a picture of your Tony Miller strop?
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05-28-2016, 04:17 PM #6Junior Member
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I already got a couple miniscule nics in Lynn's. They are incredibly shallow though. That won't damage my edge will it? When I get home I'll post a picture of my Tony Miller strop! It's still sealed in its plastic!
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05-28-2016, 05:49 PM #7Senior Member
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You have chosen well. I have my original TM strop that I first purchased in 2007. I typically use my Kanayama now daily but I recently took my Miller 3" Latigo on a short trip and it brought back very fond memories. Truly an heirloom piece of my den and one of the longest held object in it as well. Enjoy!
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05-29-2016, 03:51 AM #8Member
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I've been thinking about pulling the trigger on either a Tony Miller or an SRD strop for some time. I'll probably always have my Illinois 127, but it is time for an upgrade.
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05-29-2016, 01:19 PM #9Junior Member
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So I'm having difficulty posting a picture from my phone. I'll have to email it to myself and do it from my computer. Although I have a quick question. When taking my tm strop out of the plastic sleeve for the picture it slipped out and I went to catch. I managed to scratch the very edge of it with my nail. That shouldn't be an issue, right? I guess it resembles a small scuff on leather shoes. No a cut or anything.
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06-01-2016, 09:17 PM #10Senior Member
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That should be fine, but pictures will allow a more definitive answer.
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