Hello everyone,
This is my first post here, but I have been reading the posts for a little over a week now and all the information posted has been a ton of help for me. The question I have here is about my new strop. Its a Illinois #827 and the leather side of the strop is sort of rough. Im not sure exactly how the surface is suppose to feel, but I was under the impression that it was suppose to be somewhat smooth and maybe even a little glossy in appearance. Does my strop need some sort of break in, or is this how it is suppose to be? I put a pretty decent layer of Mineral oil on it when I recieved it after being told by a friend that I should... was this a mistake?
-Billy
This is my first post here, but I have been reading the posts for a little over a week now and all the information posted has been a ton of help for me. The question I have here is about my new strop. Its a Illinois #827 and the leather side of the strop is sort of rough. Im not sure exactly how the surface is suppose to feel, but I was under the impression that it was suppose to be somewhat smooth and maybe even a little glossy in appearance. Does my strop need some sort of break in, or is this how it is suppose to be? I put a pretty decent layer of Mineral oil on it when I recieved it after being told by a friend that I should... was this a mistake?
-Billy