Thread: Cut my strop..arghh

During my first week I did almost the same thing, except I cut my strop in two at the top. Opps!
At least it still worked lying on the counter top.
After 5 months of use, my second cheap strop just has a few tiny nicks in it.
I told myself I wouldn't buy an expensive strop until I went for a month without nicking the cheap one.

Originally Posted by criswilson10

During my first week I did almost the same thing, except I cut my strop in two at the top. Opps!
At least it still worked lying on the counter top.
After 5 months of use, my second cheap strop just has a few tiny nicks in it.
I told myself I wouldn't buy an expensive strop until I went for a month without nicking the cheap one.

That would take a major effort to do.

Surprisingly it didn't take too much effort on the first cheap strop. I dug it in deep and removed it by pulling the blade sideways and down instead of backing it out. It cut through that strop like a carpet knife through paper.
And immediately after the bottom of the strop hit the floor I muttered "You #*$$#&*(# idiot, you new better than to do that!"

But I haven't done it again, so I learned my lesson.

There oughta be a thread so every member can just enter the date he chopped his strop. Most have. I did two. One I cut the chopped part off and glued it to a balsa block. Now I can choose leather (once very, very nice) or balsa

My first strop had so many nicks and cuts that I told visitors that the dog had chewed it.

My first was roo. Couple of nicks to start with then in half when stropping a bit tired one night. Good thing is it was home made and I had spares so just popped a new one in. No longer strop tired.

Look at all the replies, True men admit that they have had an opps moment we all have . You have joined the club. I took a fingernail file ,smoothed it right out, a little neatsfeet oil and you should get quite a few good passes on it. Ive been at it a couple of years , and I have yet to cowboy up to an expensive strop. My nicks remind me of my failings and I use those as reminders to not do it again. Look on ebay at the vintage strops, see where others have done the same thing. Look at the location of their opps and go to school on them. Why did they do what they did? Most are at the ends doing the flip.