Thread: strop condition HEM

That strop looks to be in much better condition that most all I've seen at the antique stores in my area; still, it looks like someone ran over it with a Model T a few times.

The glass bottle does work very well. I'd back up and take a clean, damp but old (one you wouldn't want to use on anything of significance) towel and rub the surface briskly back and forth to clean it off; heck, maybe even with a little saddle soap on the towel. Then let it dry a bit and then use the smooth glass bottle with moderately firm pressure to pass/draw the bottle/jar over the strop surface (you don't have to roll it a la rolling pin style, I find back and forth over the strop works better). Then after thoroughly dry, if you want, strop dressing.

Oh, and you can use some fine grit sandpaper before the process described above to try and gently rub out any minor nicks in the leather (major gashes....nope).

Oh and on the backside of the strop you can use it to play a mean game of cribbage! LOL

Chris L