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thanks for the input. i'll post up photos as i go. if nothing else, it'll be a good learning experience for when i get a nice new strop. got some saddle soap coming.

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Closer view of checking.

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Checking and depression at "dark spot".

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Closer view of mild checking in middle 1/3.

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Free-end 1/3, looks like the only place it was used recently.

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Middle 1/3, looks decent but warped.

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Middle 1/3 mildly checked.

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22"x2.5" Horse Hide & Woven Linen

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I wouldn't at this point classify it as "supple."

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"Shenk Barber Supply, Richmond VA" (Barber shop is in Richmond, cool that it's local)
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My dad still uses the same barber we started going to 20 years ago (I would, but I moved). My dad told him I was making the switch to straight razor, and he enthusiastically offered him one of his...