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The intention was well meant. Supposed to be a full immersion baptism. Turned out a drowning by sudz.... Such a shame.

Forgive them Moler (A.B.), for they know not what they do...

"He was a good 'ole strop. Shame he had to go that way." :angel:

Cleaning a straight razor in a dishwasher sounds like a good idea too, until you actually think about it.

The means existed during the hey-day of barbering to soak a linen or canvas strop for cleaning. If that method were considered appropriate, I'd think it would have been mentioned in at least one...

Seat belts are good for one thing, razor strops another. I wouldn't treat either one of them the same. I'd be even more cautious with a fine vintage linen razor strop that may have survived decades...

But I wonder after all that swelling, drying, ironing, will the strop retain the same smooth stropping surface acquired by any factory grinding/ prep, or user break-in. Or will it require starting...

According to the A.B. Moler Barber's Manual from my collection, linen strops should be kept as dry as possible as moisture will swell the strop making it rough.

Interesting recommendation to soak a vintage linen strop in water when most of the older instructions for linen strops advise avoiding exposure to excessive moisture.