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Just ordered an oil tanned horse hide from Scrupleworks. Looking forward to compare how it draws to my old Japanese strop.

Those are beauties.

You win the bet - plated steel.

I always thought it felt like a really good strop.

My dad bought it about 60 years ago. He used a DE and never owned a straight, so I think he bought it as a...

I have recently sanded it with 1000 grit wet/dry to get rid of some nicks and dents and lightly applied some neatsfoot oil to restore the surface.

It is very supple and has a light draw.

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I hadn’t noticed before, but is the butterfly clasp in brass a tell that the strop is one of those special ones? If it is, I have one and didn’t know it.

Sounds like a previous owner might have applied something like the TI white crayon to the fabric. I have made that mistake myself and decided to wash it out afterwards.