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Thread: Repairing cut in strop....
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04-24-2010, 03:05 PM #1
If there is some flap, even a little bit, contact cement worked for me. In my case you wouldn't know it had been cut if you were to look and hadn't seen it before.
Edit; posted before you put the photo up. I think it would work and maybe rub fine pumice stone away from the flap (in the same direction as the flap, not against it ) after it is set up to get rid of any excess cement that could be seen on the strop.Last edited by JimmyHAD; 04-24-2010 at 03:07 PM.
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04-24-2010, 06:16 PM #2
Jimmy is right. you can do that or it is very small in the over hand you could just cut that small peace carefully. i don't think it will hurt much.
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04-24-2010, 06:33 PM #3
I've seen old strops used that had been cut into oblivion over the years and they work fine. Just as long as it's sanded down or the flaps don't hit the razor when you're stropping. The rest is merely aesthetic, imo.
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04-25-2010, 01:18 AM #4
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Thanked: 14I did the same thing to one of my stops about a month ago. I second what JimmyHAD said; apply a very thin coat of contact cement, smooth it flat and then wipe off any excess. Wait until it dries, then lightly sand it (I think I used 800 grit sandpaper). It will smooth out, good as new!
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04-26-2010, 05:31 PM #5
Rubber cement and then a light sanding with high grit paper to smooth off any excess glue or leather flaps. Should see you right as rain..!
I did this at least half a dozen times to my first strop, and I've caught my new one once or twice as well. Its very easy to do..!
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04-29-2010, 01:04 PM #6
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Well, the good news. I was able to repair that cut.
The bad news.. I put another cut in this strop today, using it for the first time in a week. Did it during my post shave 20 strokes...
This razor gives me fits sometimes stropping. It has a really large tang on it and get away from me sometimes when flipping.
Usually i catch myself before continuing the stropping motion though....
Pretty soon I will have tried the entire SRD line of leather and have a graveyard of abused strop leather.
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04-29-2010, 11:02 PM #7
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05-01-2010, 02:31 PM #8
That is a great shaver.
Now Good news is you know how to fix them . if i am not mistaken it should have some smile face to it.Just be careful next time.
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05-02-2010, 02:00 PM #9
I have a huge Joseph Rodgers and sons To her majesties razor (7/8) wedge and it can be tricky to strop. It's a great razor though, it mows through hair.
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05-27-2010, 04:14 PM #10
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Thanked: 10what width is your strop? since i got my 3 inch wide one, I've not had a nick yet.& I've used it much longer than my previous one. .. looks like your nick was from the razor slipping off the strop, (like i did many times with the 2 inch one i had previously). I have yet to have my blade slip off my 3 inch SRD. so no nicks
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