Thread: Linen Strop Cleaning and Reconditioning

Originally Posted by Geezer

Thanks guys for good information!
Here's my method, Works well, for me ...if you have two linen components. Old pants hangers and the closures of them were bent to increase tension.:

Washed with washing machine then spotted with a brush and laundry detergent back into the machine for another wash and rinsing. The back single got a weight also.
~Richard

We certainly know who wears the pants on this forum.

I have a Koken Strop That I have used for a while. I used a very small amount of Fromm strop conditioner on the hand finish imported shell horse hide No.1 selection & it has worked like a champ.
The linen side is very stiff fire hose style strop. I cleaned it with Oxy-Clean & let it soak for a few hours. The strop is pretty clean but still very stiff. Is this a treatment some makers put on the linen?

Slawman