Thread: Effect of too much neatsfoot oil on homemade strop?

What do you mean with the glass bottle?

Originally Posted by klingenmeister

Here's the update... cut off a new piece of cow, glass bottle flattened it and then sanded it at 400. Stropped 40 and it now shaves like it should. Thanks everyone for keeping me on the right track!

I took a wine bottle and removed the label then with the bottle on its side, I rubbed it vigorously up and down the leather in order to flatten out any areas that were cupping.

Was the strop laying flat on a table, or were you pulling it out tightly?

Originally Posted by klingenmeister

I took a wine bottle and removed the label then with the bottle on its side, I rubbed it vigorously up and down the leather in order to flatten out any areas that were cupping.

Would like to see your strop - can you post a picture? Do use linen/felt or scrub leather before going to the treated leather?

i HAVE MOVERS COMING IN AN HOUR OR SO, SO i g2g, i'LL BE BACK I N A COUPLE HOURS, THNKS FOR YOUR HELP-----CANVAS STRAP---HAVE A PIC, JUST HAVE TO EMAIL----

Originally Posted by GAP

Would like to see your strop - can you post a picture? Do use linen/felt or scrub leather before going to the treated leather?

Originally Posted by jonnywhim

Was the strop laying flat on a table, or were you pulling it out tightly?

It's normally laid out flat, on a table or countertop.

Using the bottle is called burnishing. When sanding don't sand to much or you'll turn the surface into suede like the back.

What they said.. x2