What are you waiting on to arrive...?

Stag Co. Razor Stropper. One of the few out of the box stropper designs that work with Rolls Razor blades.

I used to have one of these, albeit it was the earlier rarer model with a single wheel. I think I sent that one off to Tom @twhite for a seven day single edge set he was making that used Rolls blades.

I don't mind hand honing rolls blades, but I've been curious about Arkansas edges, and honing on Arkansas stones is a slow and tedious process, especially when you have to pick up and flip a postage stamp sized blade with no handle. This ought to make that particular chore less onerous.

Currently on the 'bay:

While I can appreciate the beautiful lithography of the outer box, the price ($400+), likely means this example will linger for a while.

The one I just ordered at least comes with the original stone, for whatever that's worth. These typically go for about $25, +/- $5, in decent shape.

 

The bill hook is a favorite of English gardeners for hedgerow maintenance.

My personal favorite is a Senegalese machete, issued to colonial French forces during WW1 and WW2. Has a 1/4" thick spine. Heavy as all get out but clears brush like a champ. Hard to find for a decent price.

 

Yeah, they used one in the movie "Jaws." (See quote above)

Our family had one when I was growing up. Don't know what happened to it.