Thread: Strops from SRD ?

Hi Guys!
i have bought a few strops from SRD, and i wonder do they need conditioner?, a Premium "Roo" Strop Kangaroo Leather , a Premium III Buffalo Leather Strop, a Red Latigo Strop, and a few Paddle Pads.
a Premium IV English Bridle Strop and The Natural strop dont need conditioner, i could read on the SRD website, but the others i could not find nothing, is there anyone who have experiens about them, which one is better ?

I've gotten a couple of hangers from SRD, and a modular paddle. If they were recommending 'conditioner' I'm sure you would find it on their website. The modular has the usual options for chrom-ox, or diamond spray, but the hangers I just palm rub occasionally. In speaking with Lynn about strops and stropping I don't recall him mentioning conditioner, beyond palm rubbing for the hanging strops.

if it is so, why for English Bridle is wrotten no conditioner then we know it dose not need conditioner but for buffalo, kangaroo and Latio is wrotten nothing thats why i get confused

I wouldn't be putting conditioner on any new strop. Maybe some of the bargain basement ones may need it however no quality strop should.

I have a SRP Horse and it didn't. Just the usual treatment with the palm of your hand.

The only treatment I use is a rub with the palm followed by a rub with a razor. They do break in nicely in a month or two. Lynn has strop cleaning advice on here. I think he says he uses a brush then neets foot oil when it needs to be cleaned

Always beats me why people don't ask the place they bought the strop from...bit odd isn't it, or is it just me?

I mean, you get people asking this sort of thing (and more) about Tony Miller's strops, Big Daddy Strops, Walkin Horse strops, SRD strops, etc, etc, etc when all these places have contact info and they should know better than others about the materials they use...

Regards,
Neil

"Always beats me why people don't ask the place they bought the strop from...bit odd isn't it, or is it just me."

I think that the answer is that our experiences from buying in large stores(Walmart, Target, etc) has taught us that the sales people generally have no idea of the characteristics of the items that they are selling to you. We then just naturally assume that of all vendors. We'd rather trust fellow consumers, sad.

The OP is in a different time zone than SRD, and I get the impression English may not be his first language. I guess he may have figured it would be quicker to benefit from member's experiences than to wait for an answer to an email to the vendor. Just speculating.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The OP is in a different time zone than SRD, and I get the impression English may not be his first language. I guess he may have figured it would be quicker to benefit from member's experiences than to wait for an answer to an email to the vendor. Just speculating.

Agreed and well said

Originally Posted by jemmo

Hi Guys!
i have bought a few strops from SRD, and i wonder do they need conditioner?, a Premium "Roo" Strop Kangaroo Leather , a Premium III Buffalo Leather Strop, a Red Latigo Strop, and a few Paddle Pads.
a Premium IV English Bridle Strop and The Natural strop dont need conditioner, i could read on the SRD website, but the others i could not find nothing, is there anyone who have experiens about them, which one is better ?

jemmo I have used all the strops you mention from SRD. You only need to give the strops
a daily rubbing with your hand as you use them and all will be good. You do not need any other treatments.