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06-12-2012, 07:40 AM #1Junior Member
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Vintage horsehide strop. Polishing.
Is beautiful Vintage horse a strop. But skin not the smooth. Questions: It is necessary to polish skin? Than to polish?
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06-12-2012, 02:07 PM #2Pithy Yet Degenerate.
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Not sure what you mean by not smooth...is it cracked? Or just rough leather? Pictures would help.
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06-12-2012, 05:36 PM #3Junior Member
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There are no cracks. But it isn't so smooth as new.
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06-12-2012, 05:42 PM #4Poor Fit
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If you haven't already maybe try cleaning it with something like saddle soap or a soap with lanolin in it. Then treat it with neats foot oil and that should hopefully bring it back to being nice and supple
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06-12-2012, 05:50 PM #5Junior Member
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I washed it (can insufficiently). Strop the soft. But there is a wear.
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06-12-2012, 06:17 PM #6Senior Member
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The surface is glazed,it needs to be sanded down.do not like sandpaper on leather, but a DMT 350 will make it like new.
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06-13-2012, 01:52 PM #7Pithy Yet Degenerate.
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Actually it's a DMT 325...if you look up DMT D8C, you'll find what you are looking for.
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06-13-2012, 02:46 PM #8Senior Member
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I don't use anything more more(less) than 1000 or 1200 Grit sandpaper on my vintage(old) Strops. I find that for the little rough spots that might come up that that Grit is best. I then finish it off with finger and palm rubbing.
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06-13-2012, 02:50 PM #9Senior Member
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06-19-2012, 02:33 PM #10Senior Member
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At this point, I would use the strop I normally use to shave, but I would take a spare razor and every time you strop your razor to shave, pull the new strop out and run the spare razor on it. That way, if it's not "good to the edge" of the spare razor at this point, it will be once you've worn it smooth and shiny.
Horse leather is a wonderful thing once it breaks in and becomes smooth.
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