Hi guys, I'm hoping someone can help me out...
I've been trying to do this whole thing on a budget,(unsuccessfully) so I've begged, borrowed or stolen everything I could (kidding).
My barber gave me his old strop, a "Barber's Special Scorcher" with two leather strops; a thick one on what I choose to call the "front" and a thinner one one the "back". I'm guessing that the thinner one is horse hide, it seems a little slicker than the thicker one. BUT, and here's my question, they are both really, really slick feeling. None of this so-called "draw" (?!?!). Should I sand them down with some sandpaper or just clean them or what? I don't want to wreck it or change it irrevocably. Neither one is stiff or dry so I haven't used any neetsfoot oil, or done anything to them (yet).
Any advice?
-Chris