Thread: Illinois Razor Strop 827 Imperial Russia

thanks for your help----did your strop have ridge looking leather when you first got it?

thanks

can you use a spray on a strop just to clean up or sharpen alittle before honing without hurting anything----i guess like just a fine freshing up?

as you can see i am asking questions that i am sure are somewhere on this forum---just want to get my strops right with the right material on them and the prper use--i have 4 new razors that i want to keep fresh and wondered if adding material or product to strop between shave after resting razor for 48 hours plus would be good or not----thanks

the dovo black and red are abrasive pastes not conditioner
I think neetsfoot adds draw faster then the Dovo conditioner, but that i dont know

By ridges do you mean the ridges left on the backside of the strop resulting from the pressing prosess? BTW if that is it thats not the side you use

And here is some more info on that strop
http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...n-strop-2.html

the ridges appear to be from pressing the leather to the rubber looking back which has ridges----i know the neatsfoot oil makes a fast smooth draw on the new strop i have---i put a little on ill strop---not as much as on the other---i put quite a bit on it and now hand rub everytime i use it.

i am sure it is possible to get too much oil on strop---say this be the case--what can you clean with--saddle soap or ?

I wouldn't do anything to break it in but use it.

I love mine and it has been a workhorse for about 4 years now.

-Rob

i want to thank you and all who have gave comments on the strop 827, I will be back soon with questions on another strop coming my way soon.

I am known to do an occasional cleaning with lather from shaving. just smear some on and rub it in with your hand. It is the way the old barbers did it.

Originally Posted by RickD

i am sure it is possible to get too much oil on strop---say this be the case--what can you clean with--saddle soap or ?