US1754406A - Razor-strop dressing - Google Patents

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Patented Apr. 15,1930 1,754,406

um 'ra fo STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER 0. SNEIQLINGS, F KINGSVILLE, TEXAS RAZOR-STRUT? DRESSING No Drawing. Application filed December 10, 1927. Serial No. 239,256.

This invention relates to a razor strop coating constitutes a first surface application, dressing, and the object of the invention is to and the third coating provides with the first providea dressing which will preserve the and second coatings a dressing of the required strop and keep it soft and pliable for an inthickness. These separate coatings are apdefiniteperiod, which will have a fine but ver plied because a better and more uniform dresseffective action on the blade being stroppe ing is obtained than if the ingredients were and which will maintain its dressing properall combined and applied as a single coating, ties as long as the strop is in serviceable condi and further as a matter of economy, as it is tier), r not necessary that the first or filler coating 1 In carrying my invention into practice I have the same degree of frictional properties 55 first repare a priming composition which is as the second and third coatings. These sev-, suitahly applied to the strop. This compoeral coatings, of course, all blend together and sit-ion is made by dissolving 2 pounds of Venemake the composition homogeneous and so tian red, 1 pound of rosin, 2 pounds of white that the sum of their properties is obtained.

lead and 1 pint of raw linseed oil in 1 gallon The Venetian red is used as a filler and for 60 of turpentine and then adding to each quart coloring purposes, the rosin and lead blend of the mixture so prepared three quarts of to produce asoft abrasive compound for fricvarnish. This acts as a filler embodying the tional action on the blade, the turpentine is properties of the compound which saturates employed as a solvent, the varnish holds the the pores of the strop and provides a base composition intact and intimately blended 65 coating or layer on which an intermediate and adds strength and durability to'the strop,

' coating or layer and a final coating or layer and the 011 keeps the composition and the are b ls strop soft-and pliable. The function of the The intermediate coating or layer is made alum in the intermediate coating is to act as a by dissolving 1 pound of Venetian red, flux or hinder to assist in securingablending 70 pound of alum, 1 pounds of rosin and 1 of the ingredients. It also has a specific acpound of white lead in3quarts of turpentine, tion with the rosin to form a soft abrasive and adding to each quart of the above 4 quarts body, further softened by the lead, to furnish of varnish. After the first or ground layer an abrasive compact to act efliciently and has dried to a determined extent the second WithOllt harshness on the edge 0f the blade. 75

coating is applied in any suitable manner. A dressing of this character is preferably The third coating is made by dissolving applied to canvas strops, although it may be' of a pound of Venetian red, 2 pounds of rosin applied. to leather strops. It prevents the and pound of white lead in 2 quarts of turmaterial of the strop from deteriorating from v pentine, and then adding to each quart measage and as a result of flexing actions, and it 30 are of the above '5 quarts of varnish. This is keeps the strop always soft and pliable.

applied to the strop over the second coating This dressing has a very smooth, fine and deliand allowed to dry or harden to a certain excate action on the edge of a blade and gives a tent, and the strop is then rubbed or smoothed very fine, keen and smooth edge to the blade down by means ofa smoothing or burnishing which is stropped. By its u ej s the needed tool to remove all irregularities and to make abrasive action is obtained and the edge the surface absolutely smooth, whereupon the smoothed to a high degree O ke t strop is ready for use. out wiry or other roughened surfaces liable As stated, the first coating is used as a filler to be produced in the use of ordinary dressfor application to the raw strop, the second ings.

What I claim is A razor strop having a dressing compound applied thereto consisting of a primary composition of Venetian red, rosin, white lead, raw linseed oil and turpentine, over which is a composition of Venetian red, alum, rosin, white lead, turpentine and varnish, and over which is a composition of Venetian red, rosin, white lead, turpentine and varnish.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WALTER O. SNELLINGS.