So I picked up a saponificio strop off of eBay for a lot less than I would have paid new. I have to say I'm not really impressed at all don't get me wrong the emblem an stitching is even an well done the eel leather is great quality the linen is glued to the leather an they did a good job but the quality of the leather isn't up to par to me it seems dry even ruff to me kind of grainy.

It seems towork great stropping but it's got some feedback that feels the same running my hand on it which is where my initial opinion came from.

Does anyone else have one an notice this? Also I noticed some lumps in the linen like air bubbles from the glueing process does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this without steam so it doesn't come off of the leather?

Any info/help/thoughts is appreciated