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The Wiki is in the process of being built from scratch. Your input will be greatly appreciated. For the time being, we aim at aggregating knowledge that exists on the SRP Forum here. Therefore, the Wiki is a bit of a moving target. Do stop by often, and do feel encouraged to add and amend! If you are an existing member of SRP, please log in first and then you will be unable to make changes and/or contributions to the wiki. If you don't know what you're doing and are ready to start shaving with a straight razor, click here. Also, feel free to drop by the #srp IRC channel on freenode. It can easily be reached via SRP's Chat. History Origin of shaving Razors of Europe American brands Manufacturers and Dates of operation Shaving techniques Preparation Shaving Post Shave Equipment Brushes Straight razors Razor Strops Hones Maintenance & honing Razor honing Razor stropping Strop treatment Tutorials {{#categorytree:Tutorials|mode=pages|hideroot}} Strop Restore I have an old strop from a previous attempt(seven years go) shaving with a straight razor .With an interest in saving money I searched my belongings for my strop(Illinois #127).It was in horrible shape .It has some nasty stains and was stiff as a board.Since my previous attempt didn't go well the original wax finish was intact.But the brass was rust pretty bad. I removed the original hanging clip and chucked it out .It was useless. I also removed the original through bolt and knurled nut.Threw those out too. I then bought some new hardware at the local Lowes store. I then sanded the main brass piece to 320 grit.Primed with a charcoal colored primer.And painted with a textured spray paint. As for the linen side the rust stains were almost completely removed with the use of bleach . The leather side got a cleaning with saddle soap. It didn't work to clean the stains or make the leather more workable. I decided to do something different .I took a pumice stone and ran it back and forth over the strops smooth side to remove the waxy coating that was on it when I bought it new.It went from super slick to velvety smooth .I applied some neetsfoot oil to the strop.It effected the strop in two ways.It minimized the stain and made the leather nice and supple .It now has a nice draw when the razor is drawn back and forth over it . Put it all together and looks 100% better than it did when I found it again . Other pieces of important information {{#categorytree:Required_Reading|mode=pages|hideroot}} Frequently Asked Questions Shaving Razors Stropping Honing Straight Razor Links

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