Thread: Why is my brand new Livi Regrind putting scratches in my strop?

Wow, that's really a bummer. So this is just the nature of all engraved spines? Why would anyone ever make a razor that does that do a strop!
I guess for those with multiple strops it's not a problem, but I've only got one at the moment. I'll try some metal polish first, and see if that helps at all.

600-2000 grit wet-r-dry sandpaper if you want to actually solve the problem for good... Be careful how you do this as you only want to smooth the rough spots. nothing more, use the highest grit that will smooth it up...

The front corners of the big Friodurs are notorious for this too...

It's also probably because it is brand new. I have had a similar problem with the scrollwork on an Ellis, but never with vintage blades with worked backs. Time and stropping round out the sharp edges in time. You can try to accelerate this process with different methods, just be careful.

Like Ryan says, tape the spine, The 'slack' in the strop should accomodate the miniscule tape thickness.

Regards,
Neil

I agree with Lynn and the other guys, my Bismarck has a worked spine and that scuffs up the strop a bit as I use it.

Glad you got it sorted out!

I even manage to scuff some of my strops without a worked spine.

to bad it wont work on goldwashed spines

glad it worked out for you, was starting to suspect it might not work

For whatever it's worth, if it's just marks on the strop and not literal scratches that effect the smoothness of the leather it really doesn't matter. Strops are meant to be used and one can expect it to look that way after a while. My go-to strop has marks all over it, but it doesn't make a difference in terms of the results I get- I still love it. This is all my opinion though.

OTOH, make that your default strop for worked spines and now you have a perfect excuse to order a brand new SRD Premium 4 long.

I had two Livi's that did the very same thing. I basically did what everyone else suggested, I had a dedicated strop for those razors Like Lynn and others have said, its because of the work on the spine.