Due to life issues I went an extended length of time not using my straights, and so likewise my strop. When I did get the chance to get back to them I found a problem with my strop.
It's not an expensive strop, it's a Scalp Master I got off Amazon when I first started straight shaving.
About 5" from the top of the 17" stropping area a hard spot has developed. It extends about 2" across the face of the strop and has this hard block feel. It has stiff ridges and cracks and almost no flex to it.
I've been working it, rubbing with my hands, rolling it with a glass, neatsfoot oiled it, run a dozen or more knife blades across it, I even warmed it by leaving it in the cab of my pickup while at work, and while it is better than it was, it's still not what I want to run my razors across.
I tried to get a picture of the area, which was a challenge.
Any input greatly appreciated.
Thanks
It's not an expensive strop, it's a Scalp Master I got off Amazon when I first started straight shaving.
About 5" from the top of the 17" stropping area a hard spot has developed. It extends about 2" across the face of the strop and has this hard block feel. It has stiff ridges and cracks and almost no flex to it.
I've been working it, rubbing with my hands, rolling it with a glass, neatsfoot oiled it, run a dozen or more knife blades across it, I even warmed it by leaving it in the cab of my pickup while at work, and while it is better than it was, it's still not what I want to run my razors across.
I tried to get a picture of the area, which was a challenge.
Any input greatly appreciated.
Thanks