Thread: finishing a strop?

I will post the pics tomorrow, but has anyone else here finished the rough side of the strop? I am currently in barber school. when we got to the shaving section of the book, they had ho to finish a strop. Stiff lather, pumice stone, glass bottle. Our instructor told us, if we finish the rough side of the strop he would give us a months worth of shaving grades. It was a pain in the neck and i worked on it during my spare time, and after 3 weeks i finished.

Pretty neat, we didnt learn much about strops or vintage style straights in school, I had to teach myself

Very cool. Where is the pictures?

Can't wait to see the pics! Keep us updated, please.

Originally Posted by bondpunk

I will post the pics tomorrow, but has anyone else here finished the rough side of the strop? I am currently in barber school. when we got to the shaving section of the book, they had ho to finish a strop/

Would you be able to give us the name of that book? Might be interesting to browse through. If you get time...

Milady standard professional barber

this shows the side i finished against the factory finish of the same brand of strop, and what the rough side looks like before amd after finishing. They give us the "scalp master" strop from the burmax company.
Dropped and broke my old phone so i couldnt retrieve pictures. Last day of barber school is on wednesday!

Originally Posted by bondpunk

this shows the side i finished against the factory finish of the same brand of strop, and what the rough side looks like before amd after finishing. They give us the "scalp master" strop from the burmax company.
Dropped and broke my old phone so i couldnt retrieve pictures. Last day of barber school is on wednesday!

Thanks for the pics. Also, I assume you’re graduating on Wednesday, or soon thereafter, so CONGRATULATIONS to you! I know you’re going to be busy, looking for a job, etc., but keep us updated on how you’re doing. I hope you end up in a nice shop where you will be happy practicing your craft.

Thanks, as well, for letting us know the name of the book you were using in school. I looked it up on Google with the thought of buying it, but quickly changed my mind when I saw what they are asking for that book. Textbooks were expensive when I went to school, and guess they always will be, because they have a ‘captive audience.’ You’re forced to buy the book for your course.

Anyway, thanks for everything, and I wish you the best of luck in your new career.

Yes; wednesday is graduation, followed by my board exam on monday. Luckily i found a job a few months ago. Thank you for your congratulaions and well wishes. My text book is at the shop. I can snap a pic of that section tomorrow.

Well done!

Originally Posted by bondpunk

Yes; wednesday is graduation, followed by my board exam on monday. Luckily i found a job a few months ago. Thank you for your congratulaions and well wishes. My text book is at the shop. I can snap a pic of that section tomorrow.