Thread: Neatsfoot strop overdose HELP

I did the same thing to my strop. It was dry, I oiled it!

What I did, was to use the "strop conditioning" technique that is posted somewhere on here.

In a nutshell.... Whip up a good lather with your brush. Brush the strop with the lather.

Lay strop on a flat surface. using a round object ( I used a wine bottle) (be careful not to use the mold lines!)

rub the lather into the strop. using some good pressure. (be careful of any imprints in the leather, you can rub them out!)

Wipe down the strop, and let hang to dry for 24-48 hours.

I had put so much oil in mine, that I had to do this 3 times before I was able to use it properly. But now it works GREAT!

AND... there is still lots of oil deep inside the leather, so when I start to feel it change, I do the "hand rubbing"
This re-distributes the oils from the pooling surface, to the drier areas.
As time goes on this occurs less and less, but I suspect it will be a very long while before I ever need to oil her again!
Of course, I suppose I could just rub a towel over it to pick up any excess.
Oh, and if its too much work for you, save this strop for razors that you are going to put on the side. a few quick strokes may not help your edge, but the oils deposited on the blade will help to keep it rostfrei for a long while. =)

Originally Posted by ben.mid

It's worth mentioning that it's absolutely imperative that you keep the cat away from the tray while all this is going on.

lol

Originally Posted by nessmuck

When you were a kid did your folks have a black rotary phone on the wall in the kitchen?

Red. In the hall.

Originally Posted by nessmuck

When you were a kid did your folks have a black rotary phone on the wall in the kitchen?

Nope but it was black sat on the counter and was leased from AT&T. Yes it did have a rotary dial though.

And there was an actual bell inside it that "rang"

Originally Posted by onimaru55

And there was an actual bell inside it that "rang"

Are you guys kidding. I still have one of those as my one and only phone-har har.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

You have to be a certain age to know what a rolling pin is don't ya think ?

What age is that.. ol' fella?

Originally Posted by Dllandry

Nope but it was black sat on the counter and was leased from AT&T. Yes it did have a rotary dial though.

Same here... and the # was Mott Heaven - 5-4959

Originally Posted by onimaru55

And there was an actual bell inside it that "rang"

I remember also having a "party line"@!!!

Originally Posted by nessmuck

When you were a kid did your folks have a black rotary phone on the wall in the kitchen?

Mine had a black phone on the wall, but no dial. When you picked up the handset an operator asked, "number please".