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    Default Any special treatment for strops?

    My first and only strop is a 2" SRD Latigo strop. Besides the 10 or so nicks in it, it has worked very well. All I have been doing is before stropping on the leather, I rub my palm on the leather for about 20 seconds. I heard this is good enough to break in and condition your strop.

    Should I do anything else?

    I do have a bottle of neatsfoot oil but I don't want to ruin my strop.

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    What you are doing is good enough. Neatsfoot won't ruin the leather, but it should be used sparingly and generally only if the leather needs it (losing suppleness, sanding out a cut or nick, etc.)

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    I've also used a pumice stone for the nicks. I've never used anything but my palm on my strops.....beside crox spray for touching up the razor.

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    Rubbing the strop with a human hand is about all that's needed. Your own hand is best unless your name is Hannibal Lector .
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    Listen to Jimbo and what he is saying! I ruined a very nice strop by putting neatsfoot oil on it. It left the draw so heavy I could barely pull the razor over it...obviously I over-applied!

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    Rub your had over your forehead and any oily parts of your face and use that to treat your strop. Works great!

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