Thread: Have I killed my strop?

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.

Originally Posted by stygian

Potentially dumb question: Have I ruined my strop?
Thanks,
Adrian.

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!

I find diamond plates great for leather repairs & low risk of abrasive particles remaining in the leather.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I find diamond plates great for leather repairs & low risk of abrasive particles remaining in the leather.

+1 on that, its just what I do

...BTW, very nice strop there sir!

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.

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....