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Same with me Rich, I have different strops with different characteristics. Sometimes I might go to one or another just because the mood strikes me or maybe I think one might be better on a particular...

Yeah I thought about trying the soap treatment in the past. I would have to do it on a strop that I don't care about to experiment. Reading what honedright posted from the barber manuals the rubbing...

I would PM Tony before I lathered my Artisan horse/latigo.:eek:

Great info Neil thanks. I am paranoid about lead. I used to cast bullets for hours in the kitchen. :eek: Now I don't even like to touch the darn stuff. Reading that newsprint used to contain lead is...

Thanks for the detailed account. I had definitely read of that method long ago but didn't remember it in detail until your post. Now I know why I never tried it. :D Rubbing lather into a strop for...

The only thing that gives me pause on this is JimR's post here on care and maintenance of the Kanayama strop. Pertinent portion of which is quoted below;

"Naomi-san's advice for maintenance is...

I've been told that by an old barber years ago and I seem to remember reading it in a barber manual someone linked to the forum. Maybe in the help files but I've never done that. I've got an old...