Potentially dumb question: Have I ruined my strop?
The first image is from the top of the strop, the second from the bottom.
Thanks,
Adrian.
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Potentially dumb question: Have I ruined my strop?
The first image is from the top of the strop, the second from the bottom.
Thanks,
Adrian.
Not from the looks of it. If you feel the damage as you strop you could always rub gently with a pumice stone and that should take care of it.
Thanks, it's good to know.
I have been having edge troubles and since I've already shipped my razor back to Lynn I thought I might get some opinions about my strop as well. The first time I stropped... well, 98% of what is you see is from that 1st time.
good call on the pumice..... nope looks fine. one swift movement. always roll it on the spine. not much pressure at all. that will happen much less.
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Originally Posted by stygian
Hi Adrian,
You haven't killed your strop. Pumice stones will polish out the nicks and so will sandpaper. After you repair it, you probably should oil the spots you where you polished those nicks out and that should get you back to peak stropping performance. BTW, very nice strop there sir!
Cheers!
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I find diamond plates great for leather repairs & low risk of abrasive particles remaining in the leather.
+1 on that, its just what I doQuote:
Originally Posted by onimaru55
I'm very new to this but I kinda went crazy at the start. I had a little extra money so I went for one of the deluxe packages from SRD. Got one of their premium strops in the deal. :)Quote:
...BTW, very nice strop there sir!
Hahaha. Mine looks about 100 times worse. A pummice stone helped a bit, I'm going to try to ride it out for a few months and then order a replacement leather strip.
That's a shame guys. You need to be careful with those nice leather strops. Speed will come with time, get your rythym down first. Make sure your movements are controlled and pay attention. Pumice or a Diamond Plate, even sandpaper will get out the nicks, to get the color back, you may want to rub some neetsfoot oil on the area, very lightly, rub it in good, let it dry overnight....
that's exactly what i've done. sandpaper, rub the particles off with your hands, rub in a little neatsfoot, your ok. get the real neatsfoot off srd and not the silicone additive stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by zib
Do you sand the entire strop or just the nicked spots?
Irecently discovered that the grip I was using to strop was wrong and now I am trying to learn proper technique. During this relearning phase, I have also put a few nicks along the edge in the area where I change direction.
I have used a fine grit sandpaper and neatsfoot oil and it works great on minor blemishes.
When I did a search on strop repairs on SRP, which is were I first read about using sandpaper. I the posts were talking about repairs using glue before using sandpaper.I assume they were using glue to repair cuts or slices. Does anyone know what kind of glue is recommended?
I'm sure that more knowledgable members will comment, but I just sanded the areas where I nicked my strop. When you're done sanding your strop it will have a "vintage" look. And Zib is dead on about slowing down and paying attention when stropping, because as soon as I started doing that, the nicking of my strop ceased.Quote:
Originally Posted by stygian
Contact cement. It's explained here in the Wiki.Quote:
Originally Posted by lesshairy
No, it's not dead yet....
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"Ohh don't be such a baby"
Dunno if this was right or wrong but I noticed in baseball glove conditioner there's lanolin and I was thinking... now what else do I have with lanolin? So I rubber some MWF into my slice and nick and it seems to help. Not a real strop expert though so maybe someone will set me straight as to whether this was good/bad.
Does rubbing with pumice not leave irregularities on the surface of the strop?
Actually no as long as the stone has a flat surface. Remember that the pumice stones sold in most beauty supplies and pharmacy shops are meant to smooth skin. They do the same on a strop, which is essentially made of skin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jovus
The only negatives I noticed was a ton of powered finish from the latigo which needed to be wiped away and it takes off that nice glossy shine from the leather. But it seems to work as advertised for stropping. It wont remove larger marks just make them a bit more smooth.
No reason to be even a bit afraid of the small nicks, I almost cut my strop in half one of the first days and it still works like a new one, just glued it together again.