Thread: Concave Strop

The steamy conditions in many bathrooms are a quick path to a cupped strop. My red latigo are pretty resistant to this, the honey brown slightly kless so but both seem to be easily renewed.

I had several brand new Jemico strops I bought as samples to decide if I wanted to carry them. Nice delicate, but classic looking strops. All three cupped within one week of hanging in my bathroom and were a bear to flatten again.

My own strops, a red latigo, a honey brown, two different naturals (soon to be released as beginner versions) and a horsehide all have remained flat after almost a year for some.

Try flexing it opposite the cup with your hand, up and down it entire length. I then usually rub them shoe shine/buffing style (smooth side out) over a wooden pole to stretch and flex them back to flat. This works well on any strips I have had that showed signs of cupping before finishing a strop fropm them.

Tony