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Good evening. I wanted to share the strop I was able to get from a local antique shop this past Friday.
Dubl Duck before:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_...920_133815.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X...921_093948.jpg
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-w...921_094732.jpg
Dubl Duck after some TLC:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D...921_141501.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-S...25280%2529.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y...921_141523.jpg
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NICE job saving that strop. You know how many "how to " requests your going to get ? :<0)
You can always tell a great vintage strop cause it has heavy solid brass fittings.
That looks great!
Yep, a step by step of your process would be very much appreciated from all if you get a moment. :)
The first and only strop I tried to bring back to life is now better suited for stirring paint lol.
There wasn't much to the restore but here was is the step by step:
1. Buy strop :)
2. After examining the strop it was in excellent condition. There were no ripples, knicks, or deformities on the leather (stropping side)
3. I disassembled the hanging hardware wiped off the oxidation with a microfiber towel.
4. After wiping off the brass hardware, I used liquid Brasso and started to polish the brass. I used Never Dull while in the USMC, but prefer Brasso. YMMV
5. All the brass pieces were polished: Clip, buckle, screw, and thumb screw.
6. I wiped down the leather with a dry microfiber towel.
7. I used Tanner's Preserve Condition Cream to start hydrating the leather. I used about a "small grape sized dollop" of the cream to see how much the leather would initially absorb. The leather absorb the cream very quickly. I was a bit surprised how quickly. Here is an image of the first treatment:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-f...921_093716.jpg
This is a picture after the first treatment of the whole strop. You can see where there are some light spots. The leather was not evenly absorbing the cream. I needed to make several passes with the cream.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l...921_094202.jpg
Final treatment:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-u...921_141517.jpg
8. The backside of the strop also got the leather cream. I am hoping that the cream will hydrate the leather from both sides and stay supple for years to come.
I plan on adding a d-ring handle to the bottom of the strop so I do not have to handle the end of the strop and transfer any human oils to it over time.
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