Thread: Beer bottle & strop

Iwas just reading a post about this and thought i would give it a try on my 1 year old 3" latigo from SRD. Before i put the bottle to it, i notice some hi and low spots ( shinny and not so shinny) but no cupping.I ran the bottle over the strop for a couple minutes and then stropped a KAMA razor over it WOW!!! It was like driving on fresh pavement. So after you finish that brewski,take that bottle to your strop and do yourself a favor.

umm so how many empety bottles did i need?

I think its time for me to go over my strops again soon,
good of you to remind me

Personally, I prefer to use a rum bottle.

I also apply a bit of lather before the bottle treatment....
makes for more draw.

Once a week or so works for me.

Cheers
Paul

Oh I do so hope I inspired this

Might as well toss out a few other tricks:

For rejuvenating a vintage strop (and I just did this a few days ago) if there aren't any cracks in the surface, make a good, thick lather (preferably glycerin based) and lather that into the strop, then let it sit over night. In the morning, brush the dried lather away, and rub it for a few minutes with the bottle. Should be supple and ready to rock.

If there are cracks in it, start at 200 grit sand paper, and sand away (evenly across the whole strop) until all the cracks are gone, then move up in grits (400, 800, 1000 (optionally 1500)), moving from grit to grit like greaseless... Once all the marks from the last grit are gone, move on to the next (or, moreover, once the strop is fully the texture of the new grit... You'll see what I mean if you do it). Once you hit 1000 or 1500, rub the strop thoroughly with the bottle to smooth it all out, then use the above method for a crackless old strop.

If you just want to add more draw, but don't want neatsfoot oil, lather up the strop, then rub with the bottle until the lather is gone.

If you have a wavy strop that you want flattened and smoothed, go at it for a few minutes with the bottle.

The first method is also good for cleaning an old strop while giving it some life and moisture.

Yay! Strops are fun!

Cheers,
Jeremy

An attaboy goes out to Shave Zombie for this wonderful method, i looked back on a few posts to see where i read it and bingo ,i remembered, at least i didn't kill all my brain cells in the 70's and 80's. thanks

Thanks for the advice. I have a nice vintage strop that has high spots and needs more draw so I will try these techniques!