The conversation went something like this;
"What is that?!"
"It's a strop."
"What? What for?"
"To sharpen my straight razor. You run the blade across the leather strap to sharpen it"
"This is not leather, it's cloth!"
"Well - the other strap is cloth - you run the blade across that one first, then the leather one"
"I don't see how cloth or leather sharpens a blade!"
"Well - that's how you keep the blade of a straight razor sharp."
"I don't know why you use that thing!"
Hmm. Wait until the Mastercard bill comes in the mail. I (er, that is we) paid $250 for the straight, and $45 for the strop. This is probably not a good time to discuss all of this.
"What is that?!"
"It's a strop."
"What? What for?"
"To sharpen my straight razor. You run the blade across the leather strap to sharpen it"
"This is not leather, it's cloth!"
"Well - the other strap is cloth - you run the blade across that one first, then the leather one"
"I don't see how cloth or leather sharpens a blade!"
"Well - that's how you keep the blade of a straight razor sharp."
"I don't know why you use that thing!"
Hmm. Wait until the Mastercard bill comes in the mail. I (er, that is we) paid $250 for the straight, and $45 for the strop. This is probably not a good time to discuss all of this.