I'm really sorry your disappointed with my strop is their any advice I can lend to help make adjustments to the strop. Or if you wish you can return it and I can put more neats foot oil on it and increase the draw.
The Latigo is high grade leather. I try to make sure their are little no blemishes in the leather.
No I am not discouraged at all, one thing you have to remember is that leather varies greatly from hide to hide, and I respect Joels review It just means I have to pay more attention to my product.
Ah yes.. The inevitable forum cops.
I have two of Damon's stops and I love em both. I don't buy every brand of everything so I can critique one or the other.
The Pro Forma strops work. They work well. I don't need another.
These kinds of "reviews" are one reason I don't hand around the forums much anymore. I make shaving brushes, and after having the cops( experts in every way) who patrol the brushes say that "Any" custom brush is but a pretty handle or nice paperweight and it "must have the name Rooney or Vulfix" on the handle... I too was stung.
If you can't appreciate the effort made by members of the forum to provide something of value and that serves YOUR interest without some scathing critique you stand the chance of chasing away others who are just trying to be of service.
Sorry if I've been a little abrupt but Damon and I are good friends and I know that his efforts to serve the forum are genuine, as were mine, and should be treated with a little more consideration.
A comparison and a put down are two distinctly different things. Comparisons are food for thought, possibly an incentive to improve a service or product.. A put down is just that and is of no value at all.
Please be aware when making a "review" of a product or service that it may be a members effort you are reviewing..not a big corporation.. and is therefore very personal to him. An honest critique with suggestions on how something might be improved will be well accepted.
Saying that this guy's stuff is better than that guy's stuff cause that guy's stuff is just "hands down" inferior serves no useful purpose.
There...I've had my say. And by golly I feel better:
Ed
Ah yes.. The inevitable forum cops.
I have two of Damon's stops and I love em both. I don't buy every brand of everything so I can critique one or the other.
The Pro Forma strops work. They work well. I don't need another.
These kinds of "reviews" are one reason I don't hand around the forums much anymore. I make shaving brushes, and after having the cops( experts in every way) who patrol the brushes say that "Any" custom brush is but a pretty handle or nice paperweight and it "must have the name Rooney or Vulfix" on the handle... I too was stung.
If you can't appreciate the effort made by members of the forum to provide something of value and that serves YOUR interest without some scathing critique you stand the chance of chasing away others who are just trying to be of service.
Sorry if I've been a little abrupt but Damon and I are good friends and I know that his efforts to serve the forum are genuine, as were mine, and should be treated with a little more consideration.
A comparison and a put down are two distinctly different things. Comparisons are food for thought, possibly an incentive to improve a service or product.. A put down is just that and is of no value at all.
Please be aware when making a "review" of a product or service that it may be a members effort you are reviewing..not a big corporation.. and is therefore very personal to him. An honest critique with suggestions on how something might be improved will be well accepted.
Saying that this guy's stuff is better than that guy's stuff cause that guy's stuff is just "hands down" inferior serves no useful purpose.
There...I've had my say. And by golly I feel better:
Ed
My humble apologies to anyone who I may have offended.
Joel you were correct when you said that you didn't know me. I have obviously in the heat of the moment given the wrong impression.
You are very correct in saying that my bias was showing. Damon is a very dear friend. I realize that your review wasn't personal. Just your opinion on a given product. You as well as anyone certainly have that right. My kneejerk response was out of order.
To get a better handle on who I am and how well my brushes have been accepted go to Ebay and look up "biged645". Read my seller feedback.
Please don't think that this is an effort to self promote. I am disabled, on SS and no longer take personal orders. I only list on Ebay as I am able.
Again, I apologize for any offense and accept the fact that a review is a review know matter the source of the product or service. I'll be the first to admit that I have a lot of room for improvement. I am truly sorry for the "cop" remark. Pure nastiness on my part. Patience my friend.. I'm trying.
Ed
There...I've had my say ..again.. and by golly I still feel better