I was stropping my razor the other day when accidentally cut the strop..
its not fully cut in two...but i would say it was almost 50% there..
is there any way i can "glue" it together?
or will i need a new strop?
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I was stropping my razor the other day when accidentally cut the strop..
its not fully cut in two...but i would say it was almost 50% there..
is there any way i can "glue" it together?
or will i need a new strop?
I'm thinking you're pretty much SOL. There's a lot that you can get away with in terms of "fixing" a damaged strop, but half way cut in two is pretty much junk unless my idea of 50% cut in half is very different from yours.
here some pics...
i have no idea what to say.try clue fast dryer ones may help.
that is kind a huge cut. You must stropping very strong
Check the Wiki here Strop treatment and repair - Straight Razor Place Wiki and go down to "Using rubber cement to repair a deep nick".
It's a deep cut, but what do you have to lose by trying. :gl:
That is pretty much what I had pictured in my head.
I suppose that you might be able to glue it, and then rub the cut area with pumice to smooth it out and hollow it a little, but I don't think I'd try it. You'd likely as not damage any razor you tried to use on it. I'd trash that one and start over.
Sorry.
How about making paddle strop out of usable part?
Yes, if you try the rubber cement repair, make sure the repair doesn't leave a lump or you could damage a razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by VeeDubb65
oh well...
guess i have to buy a new one...
80$ to the trash!
i wasn't even using too many force while stropping...it was just how sharp the razor is....
is there anything i can use it for?
thats a pretty good ideaQuote:
Originally Posted by paco
id certainly keep the material.
im gonna stick to a cheap one till i get the stroke down
Even if your razor was a Chronik, proper pressure could not do that to a strop. When stropping, apply minimum pressure, always.Quote:
Originally Posted by pio
As for re-using the strop, do as Paco suggested and turn its usable part into a paddle strop. I think there is a howto in the Wiki, too.
Not trying to be a jerk here, but pose an actual question.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeBerlin
Regardless of pressure, how does this happen at all?
Did you forget to flip your razor for the return stroke, or where you stropping edge-first on purpose for some reason, or have I been stropping completely wrong?
I was trying to do it fast and i didn't flip the razor on the return...:gaah:Quote:
Originally Posted by VeeDubb65
Hey booby, I haf maybe anudder remedy. Cut the strop completely in half, take the longest half and make a flatbed strop out of it. Now, take the shortest half outside on the freshly mown lawn and saturate it with gasoline. Strike a match and ignite the gasoline. Immediately after the gas is ignited and firing on all cylinders, slap yourself as hard as you possibly can. Now, raise your right hand and swear to high Heaven that you will never do that again, EVER !!!!!!! SamattaforU.
Seriously though, relax and make your own strop from a 3" x 50" top grain cowhide strip from TANDY Leather. However you must hand select the strips to avoid blemishes. I have several and they work. :gl: j s
strop North south, not East west! :gaah:
But seriously, how did you do that stropping? Did your wife sneak up on you?
maybe you can use the longest piece as a travel strop?
Go see a furrier for a proper leather glue and a piece of lining fabric.
Glue it, glue the entire thing onto lining fabric and sand the part of the front side where the cut was.
Thats what I'd do.