Thread: Strop in the steam...

Steam won't help it, and it could hurt it. My strops are not allowed in the bathroom. They are not allowed in the bedroom either unless they've been really, really good. And even then, they're not allowed to watch.

Originally Posted by ace

Steam won't help it, and it could hurt it. My strops are not allowed in the bathroom. They are not allowed in the bedroom either unless they've been really, really good. And even then, they're not allowed to watch.

Now thats funny!!

I would worry about mold and mildew growing in the leather. You venting the bathroom with an open door is good, but if your wife steams the room up without ventilation it could cause problems down the road.

Mould and mildew aren't the only concerns. You can also wrinkle or warp the leather with excess heat and moisture. The best solution, as has already been mentioned, is to keep it out of the bathroom until you need it.

I have a strop hanging in my camper in NW Colorado, where it is awfully cold and dry. The side that hangs toward the wall is always colder, so probably experiences a higher relative humidity. Not that it's a lot of humidity, but it's a tiny bit higher on the one side and it's cupping away from there. It's probably best to hang them where they'll experience the same condtions on both sides of the leather.

My paddle strop is definitely cupping from the dry air. I'm going to have to glue in spacers to flatten it back out.