Thread: Slippery Strop?

I have several strops of different types of critters and some have draw and some don't. It has nothing to do with the razor its the leather of the strop. I don't know if its the type of finishing on the strop or the type of leather used but what I do know is that it makes no difference. They all do their job and dress up the edge. Now if you have a strop that has lots of draw and all of a sudden with one razor there is no draw then I would be concerned.

I have been using a TM latigo strop. New it felt it had some draw. Now after a few weeks it is very slick. Reading this thread it appears to me that it really doesn't matter one way or the other. Personally I like to feel some draw when I'm stropping. I haven't added the dressing that came with the strop. So what can I do to get more "draw" from this strop?

Put a few drops of the oil on your hands and rub them together and apply to the strop. Try to get an even coat on the whole strop. Let dry a few hours and try the strop. If it does not suit you repeat the process. The draw will come back.

bj

Your strop probably came with some oil. The stuff Tony mails with his strop is really good for this purpose. If not, use some strop conditioner of some kind. That will fix it up.