Thread: my poor strop

I have been "learning" on my Latigo for the last 6 months and then finally bit the bullet on a SRD Premium II and b/c the draw is sooooo much smoother/looser than my Latigo I managed to give it a small nick from my frameback not 2 minutes after opening it from the box.

Figured it was going to happen sometime. Don't sweat it.

[QUOTE=Keiji;404061]I havn't heard that expression before. Could you explain it?

kEIJI

You must be a youngster, the Lone Ranger was a cowboy hero who wore all white, rode a white horse named Silver and used silver bullets. Had an indian sidekick named Tonto and they worked by themselves.

This could be categorised under. "The school of hard knocks". This is the best way to learn.

PuFF

We all damage our strops at some point. That's how we have come up with the solutions to fix them! If it's a flap you can glue it back down, otherwise, just sand it out. It'll be fine.

Welcome to the nicked-strop club, C. ;-)

Yep - we've all done it, and it can be disheartening. If the nicked area still has the flap of leather attached, you can simply use a little bit of a flexible glue (Duco, Elmers, etc.) and glue it back down. If the spot is rough, you can sand it lightly with fine sandpaper or a pumice stone and reapply a little strop dressing. If the nick left a 'divot' in the leather, then a dab of oil will darken it a bit. Won't hurt a thing; your razor will glide right over the spot.

Cheers,
Jeff

Thanks everybody.

I am thinking that I can smooth out the nick. I will give it a try as soon as all my tools and equipment are unpacked. Today is moving day so hopefully that wont be too long from now.

C

bought a new 3" latigo burgandy strop and could not wait for it to get here and just loved the strop, it was great and guess what happened on the 3rd use, you got it, i nicked it. man was i mad. then i nicked it again. i am still using it and just being a little more attentive.
do not feel alone and try and do what i have found, just enjoy yourself and do not sweat it. we are all learning.

Dont sweat it guy!Welcome to the world of shavers who have nicked strops!!! Its part of a great,relaxing hobby!

In my 26 years of straight shaving I have frequently nicked my strop(s) but I have never dropped a razor or nicked an edge. So I consider myself lucky.
Pumice stone or sand paper. Works wonders on removing small nicks on strops.

Happens to all of us. Razors require 100% attention & a slight nick reflects a slight lapse in concentration. Hang in there