Search:

I applied shave lather with a boar brush, let it sit for a bit, and the wiped it clean with a cloth. I kept that up until the lather stopped turning brown and then lathered the strop let the soap dry...

Richard what type of thread do you use or is it twine of some sort? The leather is 1.5 inches wide I suspect 3-4 stitches would work? I think I'm gonna make another loom from scrap and make it very...

Well I bought a belt at Walmart to mock up the loom strop before I got my buffalo leather. All said I'm pretty happy with this loom. 173618173619 sewing the leather was harder than expected. I plan...

Yeah it was a breeze to take apart and no tools needed. This made the whole cleaning and flattening process easy. I thinking I will begin some more strop hunting, but first I'm gonna fix up a small...

Here are some pics 173516173517

Dear god I am in love!!! This strop is great! I have only tried english bridle and latigo up to this point and always preferred the lighter draw of bridle. There is just something special about this...

Well I ask because I have a Thistle razor that literally has Damascus steel etched on the blade, but it is not actually true Damascus steel. Marketing was a free for all back in the day. Thanks for...

Right but this says Clydesdale shell, so is it shell cordovan from a Clydesdale?

So I took it apart and cleaned the fire hose component with laundry detergent and a brush. I'm trying to avoiding ruining any makers mark so I left those areas untouched.
The leather I cleaned with...

The strop came in today. It is gorgeous and doesn't need much. The loom on the other hand is a mess.

Glad to hear it. Hopefully, you are right and this is gonna be an easy one. Would it be ok to do the lather and bottle or should I do the glycerin hang? Also, is SAD Strop or Soap acquisition...

I purchased a strop today on the bay and am gonna try my hand at a restore. Up to this point my only strop restoration skills have come from fixing my screw ups. The strop seemed a pretty fair price...