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Old 07-06-2008, 08:44 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by netsurfr View Post
I was wondering about this myself at one time. I was nicking my strop a bit. I found that when rolling the blade I actually needed to start the stropping motion and this prevents the blade from slipping forward. I guess this is another way of saying what AFDavis said.
Thanks, I suspect this could be it. I am going very slow with pretty much a hard stop and start. I will try rolling the blade and beginning my stroke before the edge touches the leather. I may also be having some trouble with keeping the strop level.
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