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08-28-2015, 01:18 AM #22
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Thanked: 20Sorry no photos (yet) but, I finally reached the critical mass area in regards to neatsfoot oil. It isn't abosorbing as much any more and I get a bit coming off in my hand when I hand rub the strop.
Sadly, I am not uber enthusiastic about how the strop came out. I think I boogered up the look of it when I tried scrubbing it with saddle soap. Also, I think in some areas, the leather was just too shot out. The center part of the strop seems to be okay, but its really fragile and falling apart a bit close to the bottom, by the logo. Also when stropping, the strop appears to "cup" on the edges and I have to pull really tight to keep it flat.
Running a razor back and forth on it today about 100 times, it was as if I was conditioning the leather and knocking off a layer of gunk. My straight razor was coated in a layer of felt like brown gunk. I imagine this is just old material that will eventually get all knocked off as I get to the "good" leather .
The linen aspect is really nice, and at the end of the day, I may take the linen and match it up with the horsehide "Clydesdale" strop I restored a few weeks ago. The funny thing is, the leather on that strop feels twice as thick as this one I am currently finishing up on.