Thread: Pasting a strop--a photo tutorial

Question. Can i use something besides leather conditioner or strop dressing? Would lotion work?

Originally Posted by Akady

Question. Can i use something besides leather conditioner or strop dressing? Would lotion work?

****> Yes I have tried various lotions on leather strops, and MOST will work okay. YOu need to be careful with the ingredients of the lotion, but I have recently found that

AVEENO Moisturizing Lotion has almost the exact same consistency, and results, as formal "Strop Dressing". I also have another one with little 'beads" in it, but have not tried that yet.

The benefit of the AVEENO, aside from the great "draw" it produced on the strop, was that it also moisturized the leather, and after drying for a while remained very supple!

Experimentation is what makes this skill such fun! We can always try new things, and find ways that work for us individually - from shaving to honeing to stropping!

Go nuts!

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I just got saved from exposing myself as not having done sufficient research on the topic of "how long does a pasting last."

There is an amazing wealth of information here, and I'm mighty grateful for it!