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    Stiff strop, how to soften it up?

    Hahahhaha.


    I'm happy with the strop now, pretty much how I wanted it. The crease was anoying, I don't know if it was done when it was packed or during transit but when I opened the package the...
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    Stiff strop, how to soften it up?

    I have very gently, but not much as I'm afraid I'd crease the leather. When SRD posted it they had folded the strop and left a crease down the middle of it that was rough when stropping, so I lightly...
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    Stiff strop, how to soften it up?

    Okay so here's what I did, I got some baby oil(mineral oil with fragrance) and put a couple of drops on my palm and then rubbed it into the leather really well, front and back and let it soak it up....
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    Stiff strop, how to soften it up?

    I don't have any neatsfoot oil, so I will just persist with the palm rubbing.
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    Stiff strop, how to soften it up?

    Okay thanks, well I'll keep rubbing it down and hopefully it improves a bit.
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    Stiff strop, how to soften it up?

    Okay guys, I've got a SRD black latigo 3" strop. And it's a very nice strop but it's extremely stiff. It feels like a piece of cardboard.

    I was wondering what I can do to soften it up a bit, as...
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