I picked this strop up for cheap. It had some grit embedded and scratches so I lightly sanded all of that. There is still a cut in it as very evident in the pics but does not feel like it is going to affect stropping at all. The leather was a really light tan and you can barely see the gold lettering. It felt really dry so I used some Fromm Strop Dressing, which I love for the fact it doesn't change the draw. I'm not sure if it is going to go back to the really light Tan color but I wanted to know if anyone knows a way to seal the color in so to speak. Right now it has lighter and darker spots and to me looks amazing. Right now with the way the color is looks wise it's my favorite strop. I also love how the gold pops now vs when it was the really light Tan. Here are pics so you can see what I mean. I also added one before the dressing so you can see how light the color is.
C.C.C.P. strop
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Steve56
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It’s really difficult to apply strop dressings perfectly evenly, that’s what‘s causing the darker spots. They’ll probably lighten and even out over time as the dressing is absorbed and distributes itself in the leather, at least that’s been my experience.
I have a Koken Scotch Shell that I wanted to keep light so I used the Fromm dressing. From experience it will lighten back up as you use it, just not as light as it was when it was dry leather from the start. If you palm rub it every morning that will even out the tone.
Larry
Larry
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I dont want to even out the tone or get it light again. I want to keep it the way it is. Any ideas how I can achieve this.
The top lettering says "old fashion made". So I can assure you, it's vegetable tanned leather. In my experience it doesn't return to its original "dry" condition after applying oil.
