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Welcome to Strop Talk!<\/h2>\n

As you know, stropping keeps your knife sharp between cuts. This quarterly e-newsletter is our way of staying in touch with you between issues of\u00a0Woodcarving Illustrated<\/em>.\u00a0Here we share projects, features, tips, insider scoop on books and authors, club news, and more. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed writing it for you! Click here<\/a> to sign up for\u00a0Strop Talk<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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