Concave Strop

[gnit]

Hi, I have a 2-strop setup (honing & polishing pastes) and I've recently noticed that my polishing strop is concave down the long axis. I.e. If I look down it's length, it looks like this:

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This has made me alter my stropping style so that the full length of the edge of the blade meets the edge of the strop.

My question (at last!) is this: Is it possible to fix this strop in order for the edge of the blade to be fully in contact with the entire strop for the full range of motion, or is it better to simply junk this one and get a better one?

Much thanks in advance for the assistance.

Martin.

[ernestrome]

Put some hot water in a bottle and roll it down the strop.

[gnit]

Put some hot water in a bottle and roll it down the strop.

Thanks. I'll give that a try just as soon as I've finished moving house.

Martin.

[TravisM]

Wow interesting you just asked this my strop I just noticed did this.. I think ill end up throwin it out anyway man.. it was my good strop to.. Thanks for the info!

[ernestrome]

That is a terrible waste travis. Send it to me and i will try to fix it and pass it on to a newb.

[Sweeney Todd]

I've had this happen, as well, and wondered if it could have been caused from the shower. My shower does a good job of steaming the bathroom up, which I would think has some effect on the leather. To give you an idea of how bad it gets, I've got three 1/2-inch think candles on a shelf in there that all now droop like a weeping willows. Since mine was eBay special anyway, I soaked the leather and dried it flat over a week or so with a cloth and telephone book over it. It seems rather flat now, though my TM strop came in before the drying process completed so I've yet to actually try using it.