Quote Originally Posted by mattabaum View Post
Thank you for all the advice. The cut should heal well.

The main concern I have at this point is my blade. there is one tiny little nick in the blade and Im wondering if it would just be ok to continue using. How much damage is ok? And if it is damaged to bad what should I do with it?
No, you should not use it. It will ruin your next experience. Send it to a honemeister to be repaired. I'd suggest any of the members who advertise here. I use SRD.

Buy a paddle strop and only strop again after you watch all the videos. Most of us have had the same experience with our first strop.