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06-04-2014, 12:54 AM #1Senior Member
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Vintage leather find
Last Sunday I came across these three old strops at a flea market near my house. They show signs of use, luckily no signs of abuse!!! I know they'll serve me well but if anyone here has experience with any of these, I'd appreciate their feedback.
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Bam 3 in 1 shot, wow. Nice hunting trip. Just clean em up and test drive them. If they have linen that needs cleaning just scrub it with soap and water , let dry flat. Keep it flat by pressing once in awhile. I would just clean the leather with liquid glycerin and wipe dry.
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Those are all fantastic strops,I do not care about the linin as I never use it,refurb the leather (no Sanding) High tallow soap, wine bottle, let dry.
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06-04-2014, 01:31 AM #4Senior Member
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Great find, like Bill said, if you do the wine bottle thing wait until after you finsh the strops to drink it .........
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Edit, I've got that same dubl duck Satin Edge shell strop and it is a good one, needless to say. Certifyd is also first rate. I've got a couple of their strops, including their top of the line shell, the Red Imp. All three of those are first rate pro barber strops.Last edited by JimmyHAD; 06-04-2014 at 01:34 AM.
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06-04-2014, 01:49 AM #5Senior Member
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As Jimmy says guys, they are pro strops,Look for them,they sometimes pop up on the bay,N.O.S but they are not cheap for one in prestine condition.
Will a nice, Real shell give you better edges,NO,But the feedback from using one has no equal.JMOCAUTION
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06-04-2014, 02:00 AM #6No that's not me in the picture
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Great find! Feeds my new love of strops.
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Do you drink the wine , before, after, or during the process?[emoji33] Originally Posted by pixelfixed
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...all three >hic< Originally Posted by Johnus
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06-07-2014, 12:25 PM #9
Another place i use Williams soap. Originally Posted by pixelfixed
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The one in the middle is the strop I use most days, of the 5 I have it is my favorite.
I got it for 1 cent plus shipping in an auction with awful pics. I was after the linen component, but when it came I was pleased to find the leather in great shape.
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