Thread: How to remove unwanted draw?

rubbing it with your hand transfers the oils from your palm to the strop, so will add a little more draw. not as much as applying neatsfoot oil, but enough to keep it 'conditioned' between strops.

as for removing draw, it's going to take some time for the leather to dry out. you can wipe it down with a clean cloth, and perhaps store it in a tupperware container with some rice (that is how I get the moisture out of electronics that have fallen in toilets/gotten wet).
you want to go slow on removing the moisture though.

If the draw has only increased slightly you will get used to it. I know what you mean by feeling like there is more pressure. I used to think that latigo strops had a lot of draw and now, with more experience, they don't feel the way they used to. I suppose the latigo has the same amount of draw but I'm capable of a lighter touch. I wouldn't know how to 'remove' draw.