Strop Pad
Free hours, kept keen on leather
Side work as a leather strop — light passes that hold an edge on leftover time, without grinding away the steel of the main week.
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Hours that fit one stroke
A written maximum for free time. If the pass runs into Monday, it is no longer a strop stroke.
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A rate after the compound
What remains once fees, tools and unpaid setup are wiped off. The paste is cost; the edge that stays is the rate.
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A short mark on the leather
One note after the week: hours used, money in, costs out. Without that mark the next week starts blind.
Notes from the strop
- Free hours along the leather strop How to park leftover time so it does not grind back into the day job.
- Keeping an edge without grinding the week Fees and unpaid setup are the compound. The rate is what remains on the edge.
- Compound for the evening stroke One short mark after each week, not a second ledger.
- Strokes that wear the main steel Offers that lean on every weeknight do not belong on this strop.