Can you tell me more about the TM roughout? I've been watching it, and am curious.
How Many Strops Do You Own?
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Can you tell me more about the TM roughout? I've been watching it, and am curious.
Four, one fewer than I'm about to have. A poor man's practice, a 3" English Bridle Mountain Mike, a Kanayma 30000 and an 80000. So far I really only ever use the 30000. I imagine I'll get a TM some day; about a week I'd guess 
3 but I only bought one. The rest were given to me without me asking.
Everybody stop giving me pristine Filarmonicas! /waits hopefully
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@kohalajohn
The Miller Roughout has kind of a "suede-y" texture. Very deliberate draw. Hence...It has very easy to control personality. I think it would be hard to put a nick in one of these unless the person using it was extremely ham-handed. Works well on all my razors but really shines on the heavier grinds (1/4-1-2 hollow).
The Miller Roughout has kind of a "suede-y" texture. Very deliberate draw. Hence...It has very easy to control personality. I think it would be hard to put a nick in one of these unless the person using it was extremely ham-handed. Works well on all my razors but really shines on the heavier grinds (1/4-1-2 hollow).
John, We are doing a Pass Around on one in my Fourm section if you want to get on the list. In the end I will pick a random winner who get to keep the strop.
Tony
I'd like that, Tony, but I think the pass around is CONUS only and I'm in Canada. Would it still apply to me?
4. Two Kanayama 80000, a vintage Llama brand shell for woodworking tools, and a vintage Readyshell.
We kept it at the 50 USA states to keep shipping costs reasonable for each person participating and shipping to Canada triples the usualy USA shipping cost.
I own a Westholme 3" Shell Cordovan strop, a small travel strop that used to be a vintage strop, but I replaced the leather with a piece of cordovan and put some linen on the other side. I also own a diamond pasted strop that I'll be using for my knives: one side is loaded with 0.5 micron and the other with 0.25.
I have a TM 2.5 inch latigo with linen, a TM 2.5 inch horse hide with linen, a TM 3 inch bridle with cotton, a 3 inch TM notovan with cotton, and a TM 4 sided paddle strop diamond pasted 3, 1, .05 um and horse hide. I use the 3 inch bridle and 3 inch notovan most frequently. I keep thinking about a Kanayama, but so far have resisted the SAD. I have many home made pasted paddle strops that I use for knives and edged tools.
I have one strop.It was cheap.However I hand rub the strop before use.Over time the strop has become nice enough that I don’t worry about getting another…I suppose I need a backup but What I have works.
I have 3 strops.
- 3” Latigo.
- 2.5” Fire hose.
- 3” Roo tail.
- 3” Latigo.
- 2.5” Fire hose.
- 3” Roo tail.
Two.
I would only have one but @rbscebu told me that everyone ends up cutting their first strop so I got a backup. It’s been nearly two years. I’m still waiting to cut my first strop. Some people are fast learners I guess.
1. Heirloom Old No. 2 Horsehide and Linen
2. Westholme Shell Cordovan and Linen
I would only have one but @rbscebu told me that everyone ends up cutting their first strop so I got a backup. It’s been nearly two years. I’m still waiting to cut my first strop. Some people are fast learners I guess.
1. Heirloom Old No. 2 Horsehide and Linen
2. Westholme Shell Cordovan and Linen
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
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rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
n - 1
where n = the number of strops that I "need"
where n = the number of strops that I "need"
