Thread: Pics of nicked strops?

Really, I was feeling more than a bit 'Different' than most on this site because of the nicks and scuffs on the Illinois 206 I bought new when I first started Str8 Razor shaving about 8 months ago, now I now I'm not alone!!! As most I started out watching Lynn A's great DVD about the lost late great art of the srt8 razor, very very informative, but as does every one I niticed not a nick or scrape on ANY of his strops, hanging or otherwise. Of course when I first started stroping my own razors and the little buggers first apeared on the strop I thought there was mabe no hope for my handy work, bloody shame, but now I'm more sure its just a part of the learning curve we all have to endure. Thanks again, this was a great thread for us newbies.

PS: How does Lynn keep all his stroping surfaces for ruddy perfect any way!!!????

As ever 'tinkersd of SRP'

I was wondering If Lynn has any of his strops, from when he learning, he is willing to show us.
He probably keeps them stashed somewhere so no body can see them.

There are times when these forums make one feel like there are really a part of a community of peers.

Originally Posted by McWolf1969

Good grief Fatboyslim,
Where are the tear drop stains?

Hey, it gets better. On the "Category 3" cut on the horse strop, the razor was embedded about 1/2" into the middle of the thickness of the strop at a nearly flat angle, like I was trying to fillet it.

My first reaction was pure amazement at the damage, and that the strop was still in one paper-thin piece. But I swear, my second reaction was to think "I'm a nimrod at stropping, but that is a seriously sharp razor to have even done that." Horse hide is tough stuff.

I'm lucky I didn't kill my strop when I was trying to figure it out. I only have a few Cat 1 nicks, but I'm seeing alot of abration wear now. Didn't think I had that much pressure on the strop...

I was so proud that it hasn't happened for the first year, and then one day it just did!
Category two, very thin layer at the edge of the top as wide as a cigarette
and no way to glue it cause the blade went in and right out again. The piece almost flew.
Must have happened when my brain was elsewhere.

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

I'm lucky I didn't kill my strop when I was trying to figure it out. I only have a few Cat 1 nicks, but I'm seeing alot of abration wear now. Didn't think I had that much pressure on the strop...

Abrasion wear? Were you finding your razors were actually getting duller after stropping sometimes?

Andy