Ambrose strop

[twoods]

Hey guys,

I just recently got an awesome strop from our dear fellow member Ambrose. Do you guys do anything to the canvas strop or? It's quite stiff and I'm sure there's a way to soften it up bit...Any suggestions?

Cheers

JF

 

[heirkb]

I don't think that stiff canvas is necessarily a bad thing. Kanoyama canvas is very very stiff and it's supposed to be especially good at toning down a harsh edge.

 

[twoods]

Cool! I'm just not used to it I guess. It's a little stiffer and feels crispier than a SRD fabric for example.

 

[LarryAndro]

I bought a vintage strop recently. It was in very good condition, and the leather strop had obviously been used. Interestingly, the linen side still had the wax paper-like wrapping on it. It was obviously original packaging. In other words, it was vintage linen in entirely unused original condition.

It was very stiff!

 

[SliceOfLife]

Ambrose's cloth component is good. I think I prefer my TM's cloth a bit more (and the reason is because it is a slight bit less stiff... quite possibly because I got it used/prebroken in), but Ambrose is my second favorite cloth component. If you want to see a stiff cloth strop, buy a Bismark (or Illinois). Their cloth is basically plastic with vertical ridges.

 

[azmark]

The canvas breaks in very quickly but doesn't get too soft but just right. Try working it with your hands.

 

[twoods]

Thanks for the tips guys!

 

[W_B_K]

The canvas breaks in very quickly but doesn't get too soft but just right.

+1 It felt very stiff and zippy when I first got it, but gets just right after stropping a few times. Doesn't fray and works great! It isn't any more stiff than my NOS Hess Hair canvas.

 

[life2short1971]

It'll wear in. Its a good one!