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Thread: Strop break in?
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11-12-2015, 12:46 AM #11
pinklather, we are talking about my strop. I purchased it from SRD it is a 3" Latigo. I was reading another thread and strop break in was mentioned and I started to just wonder if I missed something and if I had done something wrong. I did nothing to my strop when I un boxed it aside from hang it and use it. I was only asking because I didn't want to further damage my strop if I had already begun too. Thanks for the insight much appreciated.
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11-12-2015, 12:48 AM #12
Just want to say thanks so much for all the helpful info. This is a great forum with a ton of super nice people and I appreciate when a newb like myself asks a question there are no high and mighty rude responses, just solid info. Thanks all
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11-12-2015, 02:45 PM #13
Taken from the perspective of a SRD Latigo fan boy, The draw on this strop is heavy for some and as a result garners distaste by much of the community. My experience with Latigo is it benefits from use, and I use it a lot. When new, these strops are already on the oily side, no need ever to add conditioner to it. The draw being initially heavy calms down over time. The surface velvety at first becomes almost glass like after many months of use. For me heavy draw strops help with control. Think of it this way, draw is friction, the more you bear down on the razor the more draw you get. The strop helped me keep downward pressure on the light side and kept my stropping speed under control. I get good feedback from these strops and really enjoy using them. I also find that the latigo leather is heavy and is very resistant to deformation. Some of my other strops of a thinner nature show slight signs of cupping or curving and other surface anomalies. A great stropping leather in my opinion that really improves with age.
Last edited by Razorfaust; 11-13-2015 at 02:33 AM.
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