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crushed and pounded soapstone was, it is said, a slightly abrasive ingredient also in some strop dressings.
~Richard

Yes, and the new bluing works well also and is a lot easier to duplicate.. Could be the little blue bits like broken of Hershey Bar of my youth were of that variety.
Keep on keepin' on!
~Richard...

It was a fun project and can have a lot of possibilities later. Enjoy the journey!:chapeau
~Richard

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluing_%28fabric%29
Blue colorings have been added to rinse water for centuries, first in the form of powder blue or smalt, or using small lumps of indigo...

Seriously modified!

"Take 1lb,3oz of the finest pipe-clay, and put to it about 32oz. of cold water. I used a sealable canister of about half gallon size. Let it remain for two or three days,...

Most any town now has an art or craft pottery. They may be able to help. I had to buy 5 pounds on line from a pottery supply house.
~Richard

I used an old tallow soap from an antiques store. Any tallow soap would be fine. I use a large preserving jar similar to what you ask. Still like any spoilable wet material, it does need to be...

Found it! Over the last few years it is a great strop dressing. A bit dusty at first but wears in well. I later added a bit more tallow soft soap. Mixed in a slow cooker I have enough for a couple...

I've had two Shamrock strops and some other branded strops using, essentially, this material and cleaned and re pasted them. A friend has accumulated a lot of older strop materials in rolls and this...

FWW
Here is the same material as that which was used in my Pearl Duck Shamrock Silk Finish Strop. No country of origin was on either the leather or fabric. It is much darker green when damp, ...

I cannot help you there. I used the old time recipe and made a bunch but there were specific quantities. I like Pithor's method. I've known him for a lot of years.
~Richard

Thanks for the new photos! The leather looks to be in great condition just hand rub it for a couple days before using it. You can use the fabric component as you have it. If the coating darkens with...

Hi,
Keep scrubbing.
The fabric component is a tubular greenish cotton weave. ( cotton fire hose, without rubber.) That is the one Randydancer is in love with. It was used on quite a few top end...