I've been kicking this idea around for some time now. It's probably not new, and it has probably been tried; maybe there is a post here somewhere.

Being a carpenter on and off through most of my life I've picked up a "secret" trick (not so secret) of using baby powder for polishes like french polish. As a musician I know that players of Tabla drums use talc on their skin drum heads; the oils in the talc are good for the skin (leather).

So I tried some talc on my strop. I understand that steel and a french finish are different things, yet I like the outcome; and I'm sure it doesn't hurt my strop any either.

At the least, it could help keep a strop supple, especially in the event one finds them self with no alternative.

So, any thoughts on this?