The Finish side of the leather strop is starting to get very shiny and markedly losing its draw. What can I do get it back to its initial draw? Thank you.
Illinois 6506 question.
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I guess it's time for a new strop.
You could strop more or rub it with a pumice stone and work some strop dressing into it.
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Thank you, I'll try that.
Some 600 grit sandpaper gives a nice, subtle nap to the leather to bring back the draw.
Whenever I just oiled my strop, it usually just ends up getting slicker.
If you are at the point where you are saying you may want/neeed a new strop, then you have nothing left to loose. Oil it, sand it, mess around with it!
Oh! I almost forgot--get a real beeswax candle and rub that sucker up and down on a freshly oiled strop to seal in all that goodness. The wax also will increase the draw.
I did that with my TM starter strop, and it is an awesome piece of leather now.
Whenever I just oiled my strop, it usually just ends up getting slicker.
If you are at the point where you are saying you may want/neeed a new strop, then you have nothing left to loose. Oil it, sand it, mess around with it!
Oh! I almost forgot--get a real beeswax candle and rub that sucker up and down on a freshly oiled strop to seal in all that goodness. The wax also will increase the draw.
I did that with my TM starter strop, and it is an awesome piece of leather now.
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Very cool, thank you.
