Thread: strops and chromium oxide

Thanks Minnebrew, I actually took a small bit of CrOx crayon and mixed it in a small glass bowl with olive oil, it's turning into a paste nicely! I will let it sit overnight so the oil can break the clumps up further before I clean my strop off and try that strategy for a nice coat!

Are you sure you want to use a natural oil? It'll eventually go rancid and stink... I would use a synthetic oil

Originally Posted by dzacca

Are you sure you want to use a natural oil? It'll eventually go rancid and stink... I would use a synthetic oil

I didn't even think of that! Thank you for the advice, I will most likely do a very small amount of WD-40 instead.

Originally Posted by Terasol

I didn't even think of that! Thank you for the advice, I will most likely do a very small amount of WD-40 instead.

That sounds wiser

I'm washing out my bowl right now and will prepare the WD-40 mixture now! Haha

Originally Posted by dzacca

Are you sure you want to use a natural oil? It'll eventually go rancid and stink... I would use a synthetic oil

So I took your advice, not only will the synthetic oil (I used 3-in-1 oil) not spoil, it broke the clumps up faster and I was able to apply it to the strop already! I'm very satisfied with my results this way! I crumbled off about enough to equal a pencil eraser and mixed it into the oil, dipped my finger in and drew horizontal lines (alternating the smear direction up and down) until it was hash marked, then rubbed it in with my palm. Here's the results.

Cool!

Glad it helped