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Vintage shell strop, worth restoring?
Strop is about 2.5" wide with 16 inches of stropping area if I remember correctly. leather feels nice and does not seem to be dried out or in horrible condition. The thickness of the strop is 3-4mm in most places with 1-2 spots having 2.5mm thickness. I like a thin strop although this strop has some nicks in it that I didn't see from photos so not 100% sure how to go along with fixing and if it is worth. I took the metal clip holding the linen and leather off and cleaned it up a bit. Right now I have the leather sitting under some heavy books (was shipped rolled up but still relatively flat).
Also the linen I think will be easy to clean/ but not going to go through effort unless I decide to get leather in good stropping condition
Link to more pictures/close up of nicks https://imgur.com/a/2PJd1QK
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Currently have Kiwi Mink oil (used it for leather cleats I had). Feel like I will need saddle soap but not sure what else