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08-07-2008, 06:41 PM #1Junior Member
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Strop damage
I've been a bit stupid and impatient when stropping my Dovo and have put some nicks in the strop which have little bits of leather standing proud! Its damn annoying, and I wish I hadnt doneit- but how do i fix it?
Any help appreciated.
Ps its a small DOVO strop.
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08-07-2008, 06:44 PM #2Senior Member
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Best way I've found is to clip or cut off the flap of leather (if the gouge isn't too deep - if it's really deep, I hear you can crazy glue it back in place without too much trouble), and then use a pumice stone to gently sand the leather down until it is flat again. Then I rub my hand on the strop a lot to make sure that no grit has made its way onto the strop. Once that's done, rub some Neatsfoot oil on the strop, and let dry for at least 24 hours.
Of course, YMMV.
Mark
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08-07-2008, 06:49 PM #3Junior Member
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Thats what I was thinking, thanks a lot- I've got a wee pumice stone in the bathroom and also a few granite pebbles so that should do it!
Its one of the most annoying things I've done as the strop was so smooth!
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08-07-2008, 11:28 PM #4
Just make sure the pumice is very fined grained. Some of the stuff they sell for rock gardens and the like can be too coarse for a strop.
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08-12-2008, 01:37 AM #5illegitimum non carborundum
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Well, on the bright side, your NEXT strop is going to be just beautiful!
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08-26-2008, 01:32 AM #6Senior Member
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Ohh I didn't know that. I guess I may have buggered my strop then, coz I was using a natural pumice, that you use for your feet, rather than one of them man made ones.
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08-26-2008, 02:52 AM #7Senior Member
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Don't worry, they're pretty much the same. I had one of the ones from ClassicShaving, and it was pretty much identical to one sold for feet.
Another trick I've used that works, (I believe someone on the old forum found it in a barber manual somewhere) is once you've cut off the tab that sticks up, put a drop of water on the raw leather where the nick used to be. Then press the strop under a book or a piece of glass, something flat. The water will swell the leather to the level of the rest of the strop. After that, rub vigorously with a glass bottle to smooth the texture and re-condition.
It works.
John P.
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