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    I think it was gugi who said it was strop paste,...

    I think it was gugi who said it was strop paste, but since it's made in Germany, they probably did stick to the color scheme - ie. Yellow = strop paste. When it was said that you needed a carrier,...
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    I use a microscope like this one Amazon.com:...

    I use a microscope like this one Amazon.com: Micromax 60-100x Zoom Pocket Microscope w/Light: Electronics to see when I'm there. I bought mine at radio shack (they had to order it, but can send it...
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    Well, some gents here will tell you that hand...

    Well, some gents here will tell you that hand american is the only place in the world to get it, and they would not be steering you toward a bad product. Very good quality stuff. I've got a 6 oz...
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    newspaper and polish comes pretty cheap, so I...

    newspaper and polish comes pretty cheap, so I just tape down a piece of newspaper, then apply the polish. Don't go overboard with the polish, I usually do only a two inch strip in the middle. ...
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    Bigbad - if I understand right, your progression...

    Bigbad - if I understand right, your progression right now starts with a bevel setting stone (1k side of 1/6 japanese?), then the 4/8k norton, then newspaper on glass. This is about the same as...
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    Sorry to take a bit to post - I've been out of...

    Sorry to take a bit to post - I've been out of town showing off my new daughter :) The leather does burnish or smoothen the edge - at least for my face it does. Last week one time I touched up the...
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    I always do about 60 passes on a hanging leather...

    I always do about 60 passes on a hanging leather strop before each shave.
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    Don't use double sided tape. Tape one end down,...

    Don't use double sided tape. Tape one end down, then pull the newspaper taught, apply tape to the other end. If you think of it like a football field, then the tape is only on hte endzones, while...
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    I usually finish on chromium oxide, but last...

    I usually finish on chromium oxide, but last night I tried some different stuff, just for fun. I cut a 3 inch wide peice of MDF and glued a piece of glass of the same size to the MDF. I then taped...
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