Thread: Polishing a leather strop

It is really minimal, my first Herold strop was about the same when it was new. But it took years to make it shiny and performing at it's best. (to my feeling)
I do admit this is a home made strop, but in my country a decent 3" strop was almost impossibly to find. So i took a gamble with this one, and the leather is pretty good and thick, but the finishing isn't..

Originally Posted by Humanalien

It is really minimal, my first Herold strop was about the same when it was new. But it took years to make it shiny and performing at it's best. (to my feeling)
I do admit this is a home made strop, but in my country a decent 3" strop was almost impossibly to find. So i took a gamble with this one, and the leather is pretty good and thick, but the finishing isn't..

Not even in de Koordenwinkel in Antwerp? I looked at their site and cannot find a strop . I remember once seeing a Filarmonica loom type strop made of suede-like leather that was rougher than the leather on the etsy pictures looks like.
Should be OK. I think you better not use any strop conditioner on the suede as it may harden the "hairs".

Originally Posted by Kees

Not even in de Koordenwinkel in Antwerp? I looked at their site and cannot find a strop . I remember once seeing a Filarmonica loom type strop made of suede-like leather that was rougher than the leather on the etsy pictures looks like.
Should be OK. I think you better not use any strop conditioner on the suede as it may harden the "hairs".

No i don't think so, their webshop only shows different lengths, but no 3" models. Love that store btw.