Thread: Caring for a Strop

I will run the strop over my head (I keep my head shaved) or my forhead and it will put a little more oil on the leather.

+1 I usually just wipe my forehead and nose with my hand and then hit the strop with some good swipes. Seems to be working well so far.

Isn't that why there's a Linen part to the Strop?

Thanks for the all the great advice. Hand rubbing shall be my preferred method until such time that I have multiple strops and some get neglected from lack of use. I'm quite excited. My strop and razor arrived today...although yesterday while shaving I came to the conclusion that my mug was woefully inadequate at keeping in the lather. Time to make a run to the local store for something more spacious.

I once found a Scotch Lassie that was extremely stiff and dry. It had been in an attic (Minnesota, above the 45th parallel) for quite some time. I used a bit of Red Wing Boot Oil. It salvaged the leather quite nicely.

Originally Posted by rolodave

I once found a Scotch Lassie that was extremely stiff and dry. It had been in an attic (Minnesota, above the 45th parallel) for quite some time. I used a bit of Red Wing Boot Oil. It salvaged the leather quite nicely.

A Scotch Lassie? What was her name? Did you at least buy her dinner for all the abuse she endured? And calling a lady "stiff and dry" isn't exactly polite behaviour.

I like strops and have 7 of them. I rotate evenly through all of them and I shave every day. I've never applied anything to my strops other than a palm rubbing prior to each stropping session. I have some neatsfoot oil, which I got from SRP, for my horsehide strop. Horsehide has such a light draw that many consider it too slick. The neatsfoot is recommended to add some draw to the horsehide. However, I've never had to use it.