Thread: Different kinds of strops question

I am not experienced enough to be taken seriously but of course I will offer an opinion (that's how people are). I bought one of the Illinois 827s when I first started (4 months ago).
After trying to use it I found that instead of having draw it had brakes. I had seen advice abought softening the leather up by applying a bit of neatsfoot oil. That caused the leather
to fall apart. So I went back to my old Ashcraft pigskin strop. Neatsfoot oil softened it up quite nicely. I continue to like it but I later ordered a three inch wide strop from SRD which
I also like. I have thrown away the 827.