Hello All,

I have a question about stropping. I acquired a Gold Dollar SR and a Philly strop for Christmas. Today I tried it out for the first time. I noticed as I was stropping that tiny pieces of the leather were coming off the stop and onto the razor; Is this normal? Also, even though I tired very hard...i did put a couple of small nicks in the strop. Is there any way I can smooth them out?

Thanks in advance for all the help! I am looking forward to starting this journey...... with all of your help!