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Was just scrounging around downstairs, and turns out I purchased a Lipshaw massively huge block of a strop, things huge, and have absolutely no idea what to do with the darn thing. Sheesh, I have no recollection of ever purchasing this thing....:confused:
All the sections appear to be bolted on, no instructions, aren't these things for microtomes?
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They work wonderfully for razors. As you can find the Lipshaw black panels in good nick, they are a super pre-leather strop.
I have too many, TBH. I have the ones which you can just pop on a panel. Most of the leather on them has been replaced with various panels provided by Neil Miller.
Way Too Many!
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Now it all comes back to me....yes, there was a thread about these things, and I remember seeing the panels that Neil did, and that set the SAD off.
The one I have is in fairly good condition, but when I got it, the panels were all bolted on - so essentially, you can't rotate it, or change out the material - which means I ended up with a block of wood with a couple of pieces of old material bolted to it....:rofl2:
Not a winner....oh well, winter's coming....
It was the one in your pic, rotates, easily changeable material...metal case...very nice....
Need another? Wood, old, stuff bolted on....:o
Say, are you done with that Morris & Frondran I loaned you yet ? .......... :rolleyes:
Speaking of dementia .......... :rofl2:
Really...when I read Obie describe the M&F as a harsh brush, I couldn't have agreed more, substantially more scritchy as he said then the Shavemac D01, but the Shavemac is close. The Shavemac differs in the biggest manner in my opinion in the way it holds the lather. The M&F will load up, yet the hairs still have considerable play, they move around a lot on your face, while I find the Shavemac tends to clump a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Been casting my eye around for another M&F, but sheesh, they really fetch a pretty penny, even if you can find one.
Think I'll look on eBay again for another M&F brush, maybe I can interest the seller in a vintage Lipshaw strop, box included?
Yeah! That will work! :D
Those Lipshaw strops are real beauts though, was just looking around at some old sales...think I know why I ended up with a block of wood and some stuff stapled to it...:rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Yes, Sharpton, you have too many Lipshaw strops. I'm still looking for my first.
I especially admire the wall mounted one next to what I assume is your bed. Since you've got razors behind the pillow, I'll assume this set up is for sleepless nights.
Har! No sleepless nights, but I CAN roll out of the rack. select a razor, strop it up.
Before I stand up! :rofl2:
He has to do his stopping laying down. Needs all his energy to count his razors like Scrooge counted his money.:rofl2::rock:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
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Originally Posted by Razorfeld
Hey! Why do what you can standing-up when you can do it sitting?
Now, laid-down stropping sounds interesting! :)
Lazy me!
No kidding, back in the '70s I was on a warehouse job welding pads on bar joists. Everyone that welds pads on joists sits on the I-beam and welds a pad, hops over to the next. The foreman came up to me and said, "Anything you can do sitting down you can do better standing up." Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. :mad: I wasn't long for that job. Anyway, I give you my blessing Tom, if you think it is better sitting down than go for it. :angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
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Buddy of mine who owns a tooling, stamping and engineering company, back in the 70's, on some big iron, way up in the sky, provided a lot of the steel for the CN Tower....I'll take sitting down thank-you!!!
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Well, Jimmy, TBH, Who actually hones while standing-up? Sit-down stropping is a privilege. Not a right! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Well, I do! And it makes it easier to use running water at the sink. I teach new folks while we are sitting down.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
~Richard
never saw these strops before they look massive
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Originally Posted by sharptonn
+1 I began honing standing up almost immediately after I started. I just couldn't get the swing sitting down. I also hone in front of the kitchen sink, lapping plate in the sink at the ready. I'm just more comfortable that way, besides, guy told me years ago, "Anything you can do sitting down, you can do better standing up." :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Geezer
Those stand up guy's are not always right, try hanging upside down and welding pipe, Inside.
In the other camp, a good soldier never stands when he can sit and never sit when you can lay down. That saved energy saved my life Twice.
One of my favorite sayings along those lines, can't remember where I read it, but I believe it is a military saying which is brilliant, and applies in my area of work, "Two is one, and one is none.":DQuote:
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