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I was cetainly not advocating the practice, merely wondering how it started. They probably thought they were putting back life into the strops by using what came from the animal itself? Of course I...

No offense guys, I know the subject of treating stops has been up before , it was the historical note that had my head going and how they may have come up with the idea in the first place.

Trying...

A Historical Perspective

Old barber manuals advocated lather for conditioning strops. Many of the best shaving soaps used tallow(rendered beef fat) for their soap base. Most shaving soaps leave at...