This question is about strop finishing..

Does anyone know how the different finishes on strops are developed?

I have several leather strop's and each has a slightly different finish and feel.

I realize that the tanning method probably has a lot to do with it but one of my strops, a "Mahogony" is super smooth and slick. Much differnt than the other strops.

I wonder if this strop was mechanically processed? Remember, one of the suggestions for strop conditioning is to rub it with a glass bottle.


Weeelllll............ what if a person took an old Maytag wringer washer, replaced the roller's with roller's made of glass and then feed the strop into the wringer, slowly,....
pulled the strop back.....feed it back in again etc etc etc.

Do you think this would result in a smoother strop?

Any other ideas?

Randy Tuttle
randydance@comcast.net