Leather treatment

[Huxley]

Im thinking dovo yellow might be what im after, i have some neatsfoot oil, i rarely touch it but when i do the draw goes way over the top, i need something to condition the leather but keep the stropping the same if not smooth out the leather and perhaps impart that sheen that old barber strops seem to have.

Anyone?

Would dirt cheap lard suffice, sounds silly i know.

 

[W_B_K]

Use leftover lather from a tallow soap. Slather it on both sides and let dry overnight. The next day work the leather with you fingers/hands. It works wonders .

I live in Cornwall too... it's in the US though.

 

[Seraphim]

Use leftover lather from a tallow soap. Slather it on both sides and let dry overnight. The next day work the leather with you fingers/hand. It works wonders .

I live in Cornwall too... it's in the US though.

Tallow lather is great for your strops. I never got on so well with neatsfoot...

 

[Leche]

Use leftover lather from a tallow soap. Slather it on both sides and let dry overnight. The next day work the leather with you fingers/hand. It works wonders .

I live in Cornwall too... it's in the US though.

This.

 

[Huxley]

Aah i did wonder about this, excellent.

Cornwall eh, you must be 50 miles north of nyc iirc, i had a google though it as my brothers wife has a friend there. Id love to try that online pizza place mmm.

I do know a lot of bostonians have ties with us so perhaps you're there?

Anyway we have a deep history down here, being celts though most folk think we're english, im cornish and always will be.

Cheers guys.

Use leftover lather from a tallow soap. Slather it on both sides and let dry overnight. The next day work the leather with you fingers/hands. It works wonders .

I live in Cornwall too... it's in the US though.

 

[Seraphim]

Bostonians with ties to England?

We're the guys who threw all that tea in the harbor back in the day....Shot heard 'round the world, "don't fire til you see the white's of their eyes", and all that.....

 

[Woodash]

And staying within the British tradition, I use this on a leather bicycle saddle that I have. Best stuff going, IMO.

 

[honed]

Tallow soap, like Palmolive works very well.
And when you work it in a bit, the draw doesn't get affected at all.
Oil always affect the draw for me at least.

 

[W_B_K]

Cornwall eh, you must be 50 miles north of nyc iirc, i had a google though it as my brothers wife has a friend there. Id love to try that online pizza place mmm.

I guess there are a few Cornwalls around . I am in Pennsylvania: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall,_Pennsylvania

 

[Huxley]

Bostonians with ties to England?

We're the guys who threw all that tea in the harbor back in the day....Shot heard 'round the world, "don't fire til you see the white's of their eyes", and all that.....

Not england, cornwall i believe quite a few eloped over to boston many years ago, no idea why or the history but there's quite a few places in boston with the same place names, like plymouth or truro for example.

But anyway i'll give the soap a go later on, i have plenty of it anyway.

 

[greatgoogamooga]

And staying within the British tradition, I use this on a leather bicycle saddle that I have. Best stuff going, IMO.

I have a tin of Proofhide also for my B17. I have never thought of using it on a strop. Have you done so? How did it do?

Goog

 

[Woodash]

I have a tin of Proofhide also for my B17. I have never thought of using it on a strop. Have you done so? How did it do?

Goog

I rubbed in a small amount and let it sit overnight before lightly buffing with a cotton cloth. The Proofhide softened (moisturized?) the surface up just a bit and gave it a slightly better sense of feedback. As you know from your Brooks, it's very effective stuff and is absorbed quickly without being heavy. Hard to describe, but I like this stuff....

 

[ampersand2006]

I love my Brooks saddle! I use saddle soap on it. I'd imagine it'd do great on a strop as well judging from how it leaves my saddle.

 

[GreekGuy]

Speaking of using tallow soap to treat leather, do you think this might actually be a good use for williams? And do i just whip up some lather and spread it on? Whats the right technique for this

 

[jrowen]

Speaking of using tallow soap to treat leather, do you think this might actually be a good use for williams? And do i just whip up some lather and spread it on? Whats the right technique for this

I'm curious to hear the detailed procedure myself.

- Jason

 

[W_B_K]

Just use left over lather, slather it on both sides. Let it dry overnight. Next day just work it with your fingers and hands. Really isn't any more involved than this!

I have had mixed results with Williams. On some strops it tends to leave a waxy residue that takes a while to come off. You'll see it collecting on your blade after you are done stropping. Cella has worked great on any strop I have tried.

 

[Joe Edson]

Just use left over lather, slather it on both sides. Let it dry overnight. Next day just work it with your fingers and hands. Really isn't any more involved than this!

I have had mixed results with Williams. On some strops it tends to leave a waxy residue that takes a while to come off. You'll see it collecting on your blade after you are done stropping. Cella has worked great on any strop I have tried.

I tried this with palmolive on a vintage strop I picked up. Now just awaiting my restored straights in the mail to begin

 

[jrowen]

Just use left over lather, slather it on both sides. Let it dry overnight. Next day just work it with your fingers and hands. Really isn't any more involved than this!

I have had mixed results with Williams. On some strops it tends to leave a waxy residue that takes a while to come off. You'll see it collecting on your blade after you are done stropping. Cella has worked great on any strop I have tried.

Could you elaborate on this part? I'm not sure what "working" the leather means. Rub it? Massage it? What about glass bottles (I've read posts where a glass bottle was incorporated into this procedure).

Thanks,

Jason

 

[NBT]

Use leftover lather from a tallow soap. Slather it on both sides and let dry overnight. The next day work the leather with you fingers/hands. It works wonders .

The Art of Shaving - Sandalwood a good choice for a Tallow based soap to use?
Been wanting to get a puck of this, as it has excellent reviews.

Anyone ever ordered Tallow soap from Prairie Creations?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ebd235b&itemid=230491527443&ff4=263602_263622

TIA

 

[W_B_K]

No need for glass bottles unless you are trying to restore a strop. For normal maintainance a lathering a couple of times a month is usually all you need. After it dries, there will be a little visable residue. Just massage the strop with your fingers and palm. It's one of those things that becomes obvious once you do it.

I am not familiar with that soap, sorry! If it is tallow first I suspect it would be fine.