If you don't like what the paste has done is it easily removed?
Walkin' Horse Split-Side & Dovo Yellow Paste
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Good question....I can't answer that. But if you put just a miniscule amount on at a time, you can stop when the draw is right where you want it. Now when I say that it changed the draw, I'm talking a very subtle change. If it made the draw too heavy then I would not use the strop. The change in draw is very light with the amount of paste I applied. Any more and I think it would be too much...you definitely don't want to slather it on! Just a tiny dot of it on your palm, the rub your palms together is all you need...
With a very tiny application I find that any change goes completely away with time. I have to reapply to mine about once every three months. Jarrod at TSS advises that it will need a tiny application occasionally as well.
Oh, Should have said I don't time it or put it on a calendar or anything like that. When I notice the strop start to dandruff again I know it is time.
I used the yellow paste on mine and I found it improved the draw as well as got rid of the "dandruff" effect. It doesn't take too much but I found I liked the strop even more after I applied it. Definitely recommend it on a new one or every few months to keep the surface in good shape.
Been lurking. What do you folks mean by "improving" the draw? The paste makes the draw heavier, lighter, other?
Nice strop JP.
Nice strop JP.
I didn't see this til now but working up a nice lather of MWF on a trashy brush and coating the leather then allowing it to dry before buffing the lather off makes for a nice draw as well and moisturizes the strop too. I would only use that on bovine as Horse should need nothing under normal circumstances.
I found the draw was a little bit heavier after applying the paste. But only ever so slightly and in a good way. I would have used it sooner to be honest, had I known what a good effect it had on the leather of this strop.
I think these split side strops by "Walking Horse" are actually bovine leather. However, since it is split side leather I am not certain using a MWF lather on it would be a good idea... I would definitely research it or ask the makers at Walking Horse before trying that...
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Interesting, Scott. Something to consider maybe…Although I quite like the draw as-is with the Dovo yellow paste….Maybe down the road I could give this a shot, though..
Thanks, Larry! Yeah I can't really describe the change in draw. When the strop is new it is rather stiff & unforgiving. Adding the yellow paste makes the leather a tad more supple & a bit easier to work with….It more or less smooths out the leather so it's not so 'stiff'….
Scott,
I've also had success doing something similar when restoring the working surface on a vintage strop. I actually used too much neatsfoot oil my first time around and needed a safe way to remove it so I used the tallow lather and glass bottle over and over until it got rid of the oil.
I was left with a surprisingly smooth, burnished and soft surface.
I've also had success doing something similar when restoring the working surface on a vintage strop. I actually used too much neatsfoot oil my first time around and needed a safe way to remove it so I used the tallow lather and glass bottle over and over until it got rid of the oil.
I was left with a surprisingly smooth, burnished and soft surface.
Yeah Brooksie its the best way I now to to clean and maintain a bovine strop. Equine leather, especially shell should never need any treatments if its properly used and stored.
I only keep mentioning horse because I don't want someone to mistakenly think I meant all strops and apply MWF to shell.
I only keep mentioning horse because I don't want someone to mistakenly think I meant all strops and apply MWF to shell.
The two vintage strops I did were both shell and it worked wonders on bringing them back to life.
The more I think about it I used it on a vintage shell as well with good results but I don't think I could try it on my Kanayama strops.
I bought one of these from Jarrod at The Superior Shave when they first came out. Very nice strop with a suede like feel to it. Mine has never exhibited the "dandruff" and I have not used the Dovo yellow paste on it. I do rub it well with my palm every time I use it. After reading this thread I'll definitely watch it carefully for signs that it might be getting too dry. I am hesitant to do anything that might increase the draw.
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That's exactly how I feel! I am NOT a fan of heavy draws at all, so I too was hesitant to paste the strop. But I can assure you as log as you go light with the yellow paste, the draw remains nice & light…maybe evvvver so slightly heavier, but not really….more smooth than anything….I real am starting to like this strop!!
Nice strop indeed..
although the cotton reminds me of a kanayama before broken in...
although the cotton reminds me of a kanayama before broken in...
Good looking strop
