Thread: Strop in the bathroom?

I have seven strops that all live in the bathroom. My humidity is an average of 65% and goes to 84% to 87% during a good rain after my wife and I take a shower in the morning.

For what it is worth - There are saddles from the crusades in museums, some of the saddles from the hay day of the American west are still around. Everyone of those saddles saw rain, mud and sometimes blood as well as snow and ice. Not to mention the leather scabbards of swords from the mid evil times. What each of the above leathers have in common is someone cared enough to clean the dirt & blood off and oil them.

Leather is nothing more than a skin from some kind of critter that has been treated so it will not rot or stink. To keep it pliable either the fibers in the hide are broken down or oil is infused to keep it pliable. The biggest killer of leather of any type is lack of oil and air movement. I can not tell you how many times I have had a customer bring me a gun belt, holster or a bag that belonged to Great Grand Daddy that had dried out and rotted because it was treated as a shrine and kept in a closet and not oiled. If a piece of quality leather including a strop is simply kept clean by wiping it down with a damp cloth, is oiled and has air movement, it will last you your lifetime and your kids should be using it. Oil is the food leather needs and just like kids, your leather "anything" needs a bath and fresh air.

To bring this home go back to when you were a kid and think about your ball glove. How many times did it get wet and dirty, how much dog slobber got on it? If you oiled it and kept it out of a plastic bag - Well good chance is it is still around

Originally Posted by hidestoart

I have seven strops that all live in the bathroom. My humidity is an average of 65% and goes to 84% to 87% during a good rain after my wife and I take a shower in the morning.

For what it is worth - There are saddles from the crusades in museums, some of the saddles from the hay day of the American west are still around. Everyone of those saddles saw rain, mud and sometimes blood as well as snow and ice. Not to mention the leather scabbards of swords from the mid evil times. What each of the above leathers have in common is someone cared enough to clean the dirt & blood off and oil them.

Leather is nothing more than a skin from some kind of critter that has been treated so it will not rot or stink. To keep it pliable either the fibers in the hide are broken down or oil is infused to keep it pliable. The biggest killer of leather of any type is lack of oil and air movement. I can not tell you how many times I have had a customer bring me a gun belt, holster or a bag that belonged to Great Grand Daddy that had dried out and rotted because it was treated as a shrine and kept in a closet and not oiled. If a piece of quality leather including a strop is simply kept clean by wiping it down with a damp cloth, is oiled and has air movement, it will last you your lifetime and your kids should be using it. Oil is the food leather needs and just like kids, your leather "anything" needs a bath and fresh air.

To bring this home go back to when you were a kid and think about your ball glove. How many times did it get wet and dirty, how much dog slobber got on it? If you oiled it and kept it out of a plastic bag - Well good chance is it is still around

Preach brother preach!!!!!

Vegita 182 I am sitting here on my leather bench now. I was just oiling a piece before it went out. I guess I did kind of did stand on the stump.

Originally Posted by hidestoart

Vegita 182 I am sitting here on my leather bench now. I was just oiling a piece before it went out. I guess I did kind of did stand on the stump.

This guy knows of what he speakes folks,listen to him.

The only reason I don't keep my strop in the bathroom is ceramic objects and tiled floors everywhere, even though I've never dropped my razor while stropping I'm always aware of this, and the reason I have a dedicated stropping room with carpeted floors.

Jamie.

My 'daily' strop is hung in the bathroom on the towel rack. I admit it's a bad idea. The wife uses hair spray and I'm sure it's on the strop; as it's on everything else in there. Also, the bathroom is rather damp in winter and hanging on the towel rail means it gets dripped on when people wash their hands. However, it's convenient; and while not ideal, it works for me.

My 'sunday' strop lives in my bedroom; it's a much nicer linen and English bridle strop; I'd never leave that in the bathroom...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

My 'daily' strop is hung in the bathroom on the towel rack. I admit it's a bad idea. The wife uses hair spray and I'm sure it's on the strop; as it's on everything else in there. Also, the bathroom is rather damp in winter and hanging on the towel rail means it gets dripped on when people wash their hands. However, it's convenient; and while not ideal, it works for me.

Presumably its Bern there for the past couple of years as well since that'd how long you've been straight shaving for, how does it look?
I would be lothe to leave my strop out at home because my daughter still gets the odd compulsion to cut things or colour on things. When she is older I probably will. While I am away my strop lives on thr outside of the bathroom door, hanging on the handle.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

The only reason I don't keep my strop in the bathroom is ceramic objects and tiled floors everywhere, even though I've never dropped my razor while stropping I'm always aware of this, and the reason I have a dedicated stropping room with carpeted floors.

Jamie.

For the above stated concern if why I always wear pants while I shave or strop