Thread: Question about my 3" strop

Hey guys, I have my wonderful TM latigo 3". Here's my question, the leather naturally has some small "waves in it" and whether I pull it really taut or loosen the grip some I still sometimes don't get a full contact of the entire edge of the razor. Is this common or is there a trick to keeping the strop really flat? Is that something that just comes with time and being more broken in? It is a fairly new strop and I have not done anything to it besides a nice palm rub down the leather before I strop the dovo. Thanks all in advance! Jeremy-

Jeremy I have the same strop , I lay mine flat with the handles hanging off the edge of the table and I find myself rubbing my hand accross when I walk by it , just because I like the way it feels , my strop is now very flat.

+1 Mike....I rub mine with the palm of my hand. I have a TM 3" Red Latigo. Keep rubbing it with your hand to help break her in. If it's a problem, Tony's a great guy. I'm sure he'd swap it out for you, If he has any, which he probably doesn't.
Tony's always say's not to rub any oils in it I think. You coud try laying it out flat, and putting some heavy books or something on the wavy area to help flaten it....

Good advice. Maybe it's a good reason to spend more time with the strop working it in. Like I said, the waveness is very subtle but none the less there. I do think the more it gets broken in, softer so to speak, it will be more even. I'll give the tabletop rub a try, maybe the book idea. Hey, it worked for baseball gloves as a kid, why not a strop to keep it flat. Thanks, Jeremy-

Jeremy,
The laying flat thing rarely works with any strop. Unless a material is bent beyond it's needed shape it typically springs right back. It really would need to be bowed a bit first to remove any cupping. Sounds like yours is not a cup but a wave in the leather.

The easiest fix is always to e-mail me directly for a free replacement of the leather. A few times a year one goes out that just refuses to behave and I glady replace those <g>.
I rarely see the PMs but direct e-mails get caught right away.

I'll have a piece ready to send out for you.

Thanks,
Tony

Ahhhhh....Customer service the way it used to be.That's why you're the best,Tony.And why it's a good idea to invest in one of your strops for those who have not done so yet.

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Jeremy,
The laying flat thing rarely works with any strop. Unless a material is bent beyond it's needed shape it typically springs right back. It really would need to be bowed a bit first to remove any cupping. Sounds like yours is not a cup but a wave in the leather.

The easiest fix is always to e-mail me directly for a free replacement of the leather. A few times a year one goes out that just refuses to behave and I glady replace those <g>.
I rarely see the PMs but direct e-mails get caught right away.

I'll have a piece ready to send out for you.

Thanks,
Tony

You're a good man. I 'm glad I purchased from you in the first place! Thanks, Jeremy-

That is great customer service, very cool.