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10-02-2014, 09:28 PM #1
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Thanked: 1Illinois 6515 Double Leather Strop Question
I am a safety razor convert who's trying to resurrect an old straight razor.
I just received an eBay leather strop. Instead of having a leather strop and a fabric/paste strop it has two leather strops. One is thicker than the other.
Do you have any idea which one I should strop the blade with first? Does one of them get paste put on it?
I have some time to kill before I need to know...the 3000/10000 grit stone I ordered is probably two weeks away until delivery.
Thanks!
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10-02-2014, 10:05 PM #2
Welcome to SRP Gitch
Post some pics if you can mate
It may help those who do know strops a lot easier & those of us who don't, it will also help later if we come across itSaved,
to shave another day.
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gitch414 (10-03-2014)
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10-02-2014, 10:23 PM #3
keep the smooth clean side for stropping finish,, but pictures would help to see what you have ,, have you ever honed a straight? tc
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gitch414 (10-03-2014)
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10-02-2014, 10:50 PM #4
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Thanked: 4824I'm with the others and pictures would be helpful. Some strops, both vintage and new have a smooth leather strop for finishing and a suede finish strop for sharpening. The suede is in place of the linen, cotton, or nylon component that is the more common second material.
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gitch414 (10-03-2014)
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10-03-2014, 03:07 AM #5
Hi and welcome. Do both sides have the Illinois stamp or just 1. If just 1 that is the finishing side most likely.
My wife calls me......... Can you just use Ed
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gitch414 (10-03-2014)
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10-03-2014, 01:51 PM #6
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Thanked: 1Wow! Thanks for all the responses!
Below are the pics. eddy79, only the top side of the thinner leather has the Illinois stamp.
Tcrideshd, I have not yet honed or sharpened a straight razor. I have read some general advice about restoring a straight razor and watched a number of geofatboy (Shave Nation) videos on stropping and shaving with a straight razor.
The razor I have is a Geneva Cutlery I picked up at a second hand store for $4. I think it's a great opportunity to get my hands dirty and experiment without a huge investment.
The strop part with the stamp has a smooth top side with a sheen on it. The under side is soft and supple, as is the inside face of the thicker leather. The bottom side of the thicker leather is weathered and rather rough. If that's the side I'm supposed to use with the razor I will need to recondition it somehow (if possible) or figure out another kind of strop.
Here are the pics:
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Blistersteel (10-04-2014)
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10-04-2014, 05:47 PM #7
Welcome to the strop side of wet shaving gitch414 [emoji4]
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