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    Default Scotch Lassie razor strop

    Hello:

    Picked up one of these on flea bay. It is in good condition. Are these considered good strops?

    Thanks, Donald

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    pictures or its just a leather belt!!!

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    They are meant to be really good strops - I have been looking out for one for a long time!

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    Scotch lassies are my favorite strop, hands down. Hunted for years, scored a NOS one, and will carry it with me to the grave!

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    I saw that one. Thought about it myself, but funds are tight these days. I have heard they are pretty good stuff.

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    I have two of them that were NOS when I got them, but both have been used heavily over the years. They are just great strops. Pefect combination of thickness and draw in a strop.

    Have fun

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    I believe they are supposed to be awesome. BKratchmer lusted for one for quite some time, so I pointed him at a BIN on ebay a while back. Perhaps he'll share his thoughts.

    If I'm not mistaken, he wanted one after trying Lynn's.

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    Mine seems to working great. Following a lot of advice from here including Lynn on his DVD, I treated the strop with Neetsfoot oil, which I had to order
    online as none of the local places had any, including a great boot and tack shop nearby in Carson City, NV. I have great memories of Neetsfoot Oil as a kid
    in Portland, Oregon, coating all our shoes and boots with same for the rainy season, which was year round. Thanks for all the responses.

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    I should also have added that about 3/4's of the way up on the Scotch Lassie there is an area that looked like it have been exposed to some heat
    source. It worried me until I applied the Neetsfoot oil liberally on that area and it now seems "cured." Donald

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    I got mine on fleabay, the strop along with a small brush and an old spice shaving mug [again, on Lynn's advice I got a puck of Tabac for the mug, great soap]. The whole thing was $9.95 plus $11 shipping. Maybe I shouldn't mention the price and my good fortune. Donald

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