Quote Originally Posted by MandoRob View Post
I had the same problem with a 3" strop and didn't notice it until killing a couple of edges. I applied a small amount of Neatsfoot oil and massaged/bent it in the opposite direction of the curl. Also ran a bottle over it. It seems the oil and warmth really helped in the reshaping. It was successful but I think I would not go with such a wide strop in the future, just seem like curling is inevitable.
My strop is also 3". Hmmm. It was fine until I went against the advice of those who told me not to treat it with Neatsfoot, or anything else. I put a thin coat of Neatsfoot on the business side and darned if it didn't curl overnight. My remedy was to put more Neatsfoot on the 'backside' of the strop and then hang a 5lb. weight on the "D" ring handle. It's now flattening out considerably, but not all the way there, yet. My thinking is that the light coat of oil expanded the fibers on the top side, causing them to expand while the fibers down deeper remained un-affected by the oil/expansion of fibers. Adding oil to the backside should 'logically' expand those fibers too making for equal/opposite expansion, on both sides, which I'm hoping will work. With all of that speculative 'blurbage' being said... I've already purchased another 3" strop, just in case! I won't be touching the new strop with anything but my hands and a blade!