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Finally got a strop in
Hello all,
With a new razor in I went hunting for a strop and found this at an antique store -
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Not quite sure how to go about getting this ready. From what I've been told I have 4 surfaces for stropping. The smooth leather was recommended using strop conditioner. The back of the canvas maybe the chrome. What whould I do with the diamond patterned side of the leather or the opposite side of the canvas?
Thx,
Jim
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Looks like you are ready to go as is! Just assure there is no dust or dirt on it.
More info here!
Category:Stropping - Straight Razor Place Library
Waffle side and similar treatments make it a "Russian." There are many patterns that were sold a "Russian" and they are caused by texturing one of the rollers which fed the raw leather into the machine which thinned it to a given thickness and made it smooth on the top. The pattern also makes a more flexible strop when thicker leather is used...the spaces are to catch excess paste, if used.
~Richard
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that should work just fine. At this point I would just worry about plain leather and plain linen. Oh and your technique!
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With a nice antique strop like that I wouldn't use anything that can't be removed. Get some cheap leather for pasting and leave that one for stropping