Thread: So...my strop came in.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Does the barber hone have a stamp, label, or imprint? If so, what is the name on it?

Barber hones are for maintenance, but some can be used even for bevel setting. However, this would be not be as easy for a beginner.

It's an Arkansas hard stone. I was told it's for maintaining the blade. Now, I just need someone to hone my blade to be shave ready. I'm still looking around in town for a person to home my straight.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...or-hone-2.html
just to save confusion, here is a link to glory's thread about his hone.

For all the time you have been looking for someone local to hone it you could have had it back from someone who knows how to hone , most of the so called knife sharpeners don't do,very well with a razor , locally good luck

Smooth out the crease. If it won't smooth out, then I'd go to ebay and find some smooth veg tanned cowhide to replace the leather (supposing you have a level and something sharp to cut it).

I've found most strops that have that appearance or that have a crease like that to be fairly coarse feeling leather, and the strop is the last thing that touches your razor. If it's not smooth on the surface, it's not going to yield a good result.

I know we seem to be discussing two topics on one thread, but I'd like to add on the creased strop.

In my case, I was eventually able to secure a full refund on my strop after taking careful pictures of the crease. I promptly bought a board strop from gssixgun. I haven't moved on since.

Because the company didn't even want the old strop back, I "repurposed" it. Cr0x pasted (.3) the strop and the felt.

A good vendor will probably be able to help you with a similar arrangement, I'd imagine.

Cheers,

Simon

I had a strop with a crease like that. After a major palm rubbing, some mink oil and attaching a 1 pound weight too it and letting it hang for a couple of weeks it straightened out. Still a tiny little bump in it but its functional.