Ohhhhh Noooooo!!!

Well guys! I f**** big time today!

After I finished my lunch I thought I would try a few passes on my strop with my newly acquired TI Le Canadien!

I don't know why but for some reason my brain went on sleep mode and I ended up cutting the strop almost in half and the razor when flying and fell on my ceramic tiles! Needless to say that my nice Ambrose strop is done and now there's a nice ding at the end of my razor. It's a bent a bit, but I don't think it will greatly affect how it shaves.


I was already having a bad day and then this.... WOW! Guess I need to shop for a new strop...grrrrrr

Drat. That's horrible.

At least on the upside I guess I'm sort of lucky that the razor did not land on my feet. I really hope it hasn't affected the shaving capabilities of the razor...As far as the strop, well that will need to be replaced. Now I just need to figure out what to get and where...

That. Just. Sucks.:(

You, Sir, have my utmost and unwavering sympathy. That is a tragedy that no man should ever have to experience. Ouch.

Hope the day goes better for you. Your story certainly cements my reason for shaving in the evening. I am a brain dead drone first thing in the morning.

Give your Ambrose a proper service!

Best of wishes.

Wow that sucks! On the good side at least it's only a ding I've heard many stories and seen pictures of the bad things that can happen when razors hit title floors.

Any suggestions on where I could find a decent/affordable replacement strop?I like draw so I'm thinking latigo maybe.

make a paddle strop out of whats left of it no use of throwing good leather away

Sorry to hear that, there are lots of good deals to be found on strops though... check out the SRD strops or even an illinois and you'll find something.

I hope this doesn't come across as insensitive, but could we see some pics of the damage?

You might try talking to Larry over at Whipped Dog, he sells strops.

Whipped Dog Straight Razor Sales

Brock

I only have one of the blade right now. It's not super easy to tell but if you look at the top left of the blade you can see it..

What a horrible story. My deepest sympathies.

thanks for the suggestion, but I'm looking at something a bit higher end.

I'm sorry to hear about this, best wishes.

All bad things happen for a reason and then are balanced out by great things. some day you'll look back on it and all will be well. :)

Sucks, but -- I don't know how bad the strop is, but maybe cut it and glue it to a block, it can be very useful as a pasted strop. Save the hardware! You might want to make your own sometime, or someone will buy it from you.

I don't know what your experience level is -- inspect that razor very carefully. Use a magnifying glass. Try to flex the blade a bit, make sure a little crack isn't hiding out there somewhere.

I'm pretty sure I will cut the strop and make it into a paddle strop. At least that way it won't end up in the garbage.

Anyone willing to sell me a nice strop :P come on guys!

If you are looking for a good hanging latigo strop I would highly recommend SRD's latigo. I have one in red, and am very pleased with it. Definitely has some heavy draw.

+1 on the above I have one and the good news is you can replace the leather part only. i cut up my first one and ordered the replacement leather from Fendrihan for $26.

Hope your TI is ok and didn't take much damage.

The good news is strops can be replaced...body parts can't..

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Originally Posted by Dups

Well guys! I f**** big time today!

After I finished my lunch I thought I would try a few passes on my strop with my newly acquired TI Le Canadien!

I don't know why but for some reason my brain went on sleep mode and I ended up cutting the strop almost in half and the razor when flying and fell on my ceramic tiles! Needless to say that my nice Ambrose strop is done and now there's a nice ding at the end of my razor. It's a bent a bit, but I don't think it will greatly affect how it shaves.


I was already having a bad day and then this.... WOW! Guess I need to shop for a new strop...grrrrrr

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Depending on where it was cut, you could make it into a NICE travel strop. A D-ring on one end and the original hardware on the other. I made a lovely travel strop with about 13" of stropping area that I absolutely love. Got a shorter fabric side as well. It's perfect for travel and does a fabulous job. I post the picture here with a standard SRP Premium I strop for comparison.

NOW you can ALSO start shopping for yet another NEW strop! Wins all the way around!

Sorry to hear that! It can happen to the best of us, all it takes is something as little as a wet hand or a minor distraction. As for the strop, you mentioned latigo, I have one and yes it does create more draw, which I like. Very pleased with it. Also, it's hard to nick. Something about the leather.

Well looks like the razor is done...Can't believe all that money is going down the drain. I tried to hone it but it's obviously messed up enough that it won't lay perfectly flat and the very end of the blade is not making good contact

Have you tried rolling strokes where you change the angle on the hone?

Yes, but the way the bend is, it's pretty much impossible to do so.


JF

No problems my friend.

Brock

could it be fixed by shortening the end of the blade?

Dont give up on the razor before you send it to your favorite restore guy
May be the tip of the blade is beyond repair but i think it deserve a second opinion
(plus you get to bug someone else with it for a while)

Sorry to hear. I hope you can salvage some part of these items.

Sorry to hear that

I might send it out for some possible restoration.

Do send it out. Someone could turn it into what we call around here a "Coochie Razor" for getting at those confined personal spaces.

Ouch! That stinks. Sorry to hear that happened.

On the bright side, at least the razor didn't cut off any body parts on the way down :) And you learned a valuable lesson!

Hopefully the razor can be repaired. I would hate to have damaged a $200+ razor and know that it was not fixable.

Geez ! Sorry to hear about that !

THanks guys! I'm looking for a pro to take a look at it.

Bummer man.

I can see the bend in the pic. It should be possible to repair that though I don't know the cost. If it was mine I would try to straighten it. If you do be sure to wear safety glasses in case things don't go as hoped.

I would really like to know how one would go about straightening a blade. If someone knows please let us know. It hasn't happened to me yet (crossing fingers and never will) but learning something new is always something I look forward to.

Hope it works out for you dup even know you a Habs fan. Go leafs Go!

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I would really like to know how one would go about straightening a blade.

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I read this thread in the "workshop" a couple weeks ago. :)

One of the Resto guys may be able to grind the toe and make a round point out if it.

Ouch! That was a nice razor!