Thread: Strop Cupping

I had the exact same issue with a dovo strop, it was a red russian, and was cupped even when I tried to force it on flat surface. I tried the rolling pin,the bottle trick, even tried hanging it with weight on the end nothing worked, what I ended up doing was first applying neatsfoot oil to my hands (very thin coat) and then rubbing it into the strop (both sides), I then gently (very gently) took it with my fingers on each side and rolled it back and forth between my fingers (dont squeeze too tight or the leather will wrinkle), almost like I was rolling a cigarette. after about 15 minutes of rolling it, I laid it on the counter and it was flat.

I always supected that the vendor (outside of this forum) I bought it from had it stored in warehouse somewhere where it dried out too much, shortly afterwards I bought a Tony Miller strop, and slapped myself for wasting money on the dovo (and another cheap strop I had bought) when I could have just bought a quality one to begin with, Tony also has the option to add a practice strop so you dont make mistakes on your "Good" one. I cant comment on the SRD strops since i dont own one, but all the reviews say they are great as well, and with AD Kickin my butt, I think I hear that 3" premium calling my name...