Oh, yeah, well I do thirteen!tat2Ralfy said:I always strop 60/60 canvas/leather after I touch up, before each shave I then do 30 on canvas and 60 leather, and then 12 on canvas after each shave to make sure the edge is clean and dry
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Ralfson (Dr)
DJKELLY said:Oh, yeah, well I do thirteen!
RicTic said:Out of interest, seeing as the linen I use doesn't seem to advance the edge off the hone any.
I'd appreciate a canvas/linen recommendation...
DJKELLY said:What exactly is a sod, anyway. It sounds like a drunk, but I really have no idea. I like it though, and from what I can tell, you fit the bill bragging about your technique, Dr.
RT--If I had to go with a "can't miss" linen strop, it would be Dovo, V-weave. If you don't see a one point hht improvement with that one, something is wrong. I hear Tony Miller has great linen but I have not received mine yet. The only one I cannot heartily recommend is the Kanayama and that is my own fault. It feels so different from my others that I haven't given it a fair trial yet. I have been concentrating on other more interesting tests. I really believe that just about anything can make a good, maybe not great, first strop. Ask Gerritt or Chris. They have numerous examples. I use a tool belt belt half the time because that is what is in the kitchen by the tap where I hone a lot, and even it will give very noticeable hht improvement.
Hope it helps, Denny
DJKELLY said:What exactly is a sod, anyway. It sounds like a drunk, but I really have no idea. I like it though, and from what I can tell, you fit the bill bragging about your technique, Dr.
Ralfy, I don't know if it's good form to mention the linen strop I'm having little success at getting an increase in hht with?tat2Ralfy said:What strop are you using? you should see the hht improve by 1 clear point from coming off the stone after the stropping (if that makes any sense?)
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Ralfson (Dr)
Ok, then. I formally retract the use of the term, for the moment. Sodomite, OMG! I was thinking more like "sodden" as in wet, lush, etc. Of course, I didn't really care too much or would have looked it up myself. It's a great word and right in line with my impression of British expressions but I haven't really matured enough to be "mildly" offended by being called a butt fucker. YYP, Dennytat2Ralfy said:DJKELLY said:What exactly is a sod, anyway. It sounds like a drunk, but I really have no idea. I like it though, and from what I can tell, you fit the bill bragging about your technique, Dr.
From Wikipedia:
The word "sod", a noun or verb (to "sod off") used as an insult, derives from sodomite. It is a general-purpose insult term for anyone the speaker dislikes or despises, without specific reference to their sexual behaviour. Sod is used as slang in the UK and Commonwealth and is mildly offensive.
As far as strops go, I couldnt agree more with our yankee friend Denny, I use the Dovo v weave and find it spot on, I have used the Miller and liked it also, and the Kanayama gave me no noticable increase in hht either.
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Ralfson (Dr)
DJKELLY said:What exactly is a sod, anyway.