I found this at the antique store.

**ShaveMark** · 07-21-2010, 10:23 PM

This vintage strop cost me $25.00 and seemed to be in excellent shape. I saddle soaped it and scrubbed the linen with soap & water. I used Lubriderm to bring the leather back to life and it really made a difference.

**Dharion** · 07-21-2010, 11:14 PM

This looks like it's worth multiple times the price you paid. Nice find! Please keep us updated for the test drive.

**BladeRunner001** · 07-21-2010, 11:23 PM

Nice find

...it looks good. Does the hook area look a little rusty? If so, it should go away (to some extent) with some metal polish or something.

Cheers,
Robert

**pspdonatelli** · 07-22-2010, 12:08 AM

I'm not a straight razor user (Yet)... but that looks like a really good find. I'll have to remember how you cleaned it (Saddle soap and lubriderm).

good stuff

**mdunn** · 07-22-2010, 02:29 AM

cool!

**ShaveMark** · 07-22-2010, 04:58 AM

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Nice find

...it looks good. Does the hook area look a little rusty? If so, it should go away (to some extent) with some metal polish or something.

Cheers,
Robert

I tried polish until I realized that it was painted.

**Stefan73** · 07-30-2010, 08:13 PM

The rust adds some character imo!

Nice find!!!

**honed** · 08-04-2010, 06:17 AM

What a beautiful find!
Please report back on it's performance when you get around to use it.

**Defend Tacoma** · 08-04-2010, 11:56 AM

Wow! That's a looker!

**Hemlock** · 08-11-2010, 06:46 PM

Looks nice. What did you do to wash the leather? Specifically, how wet did you get it, and how did you dry it? Did you use just a little soap, or quite a bit?

**ImaWestie** · 08-19-2010, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by Hemlock

Looks nice. What did you do to wash the leather? Specifically, how wet did you get it, and how did you dry it? Did you use just a little soap, or quite a bit?

Saddle soap =/= "soap".

Apply, lather "on the item", buff off is the normal tactic, possibly followed by a leather dressing.
Well, for saddlery items anyway

**Seraphim** · 08-20-2010, 07:15 AM

Wow, that's nice!

Super looking leather, and for $25!!!

**ShavedZombie** · 08-20-2010, 09:33 AM

Oh you lucky *expletive deleted*

I have a soft spot for nice vintage strops, even though I only own one

**altshaver** · 08-25-2010, 07:02 PM

That is a very nice find. I really love the vintage look for strops - 2.5"X24" with nice decorative prints and a "Barber's Cut" end. I have a Kanayama that I really enjoy that has a great vintage look. I wish more strop makers would go back to this style.

**Blue58** · 09-02-2010, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by ImaWestie

Saddle soap =/= "soap".

Apply, lather "on the item", buff off is the normal tactic, possibly followed by a leather dressing.
Well, for saddlery items anyway

Saddle soap works very well on most any leather product ... simply use a damp cloth wipe it around the saddle soap tin then apply it to the leather working it around to create a lather.. allow it to set several minutes then wipe it off and buff the leather a bit with a clean cloth... that is all there is to it

you can repeat this process several times if you need to. The small amount of water on the cloth is not enough to do any harm to the strop. its actually less than would be in shave soap lather that most shavers will apply to their strops.