Thread: I destroyed my brand new strop in 3 weeks with nicks

Originally Posted by a_macdiarmid

the only way i can see that your putting cuts in it like that is at the end of a stroke/beginning of the next your accidentally going in reverse when you want to be in drive. (even if its just slightly). try going real slow on the flip, but as fast as your comfortable on the stroke.

or maybe im missing something.

hope this helps

What he said.
I did the same thing initially, and the problem is that after the flip, the motion still goes forward for a fraction. My first strop looked bad. Recently I bought a new one, and at the end there is one side which still has teeny nicks. They're very small and they have no impact. But that is the cause of those nicks.

Technically, you could cut away the flaps of those nicks and sand down the surface. your strop will not be as nice as when it was new, but it will still work.