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Not to resurrect a dead thread but I wanted to post about the neatsfoot oil for future knowledge; It did the trick. It seemed to get rid of the inconsistencies in the leather and moisten the "dead...

Interesting that the neatsfoot worked out the hardspots. Another interesting thing about this strop is that it has a brown dye (or something) that keeps coming off whenever I rub it with soap or...

I've used saddle soap at least three or four times on it. I then tried Fromm's a couple of applications and even some conditioner. I'll give neatsfoot a try if I can dig some up.

Here are some pictures of a strop I found in a blacksmith antique shop. I am fairly pleased with how this came out (particularly the linen and buckle) but I'm still trying to get the leather back to...

Continuing from this thread I wanted to give you some pictures of the process in my first turning endeavor and the end result. The wood is walnut and I ended up having to (twice) finish the piece in...