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03-18-2014, 03:07 PM #1RBFH1
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Does a Wrinkle on the Strop Ruin It ???
Does a wrinkle in the surface of a leather strop destroy it's properties for stropping a razor? I've been working the spot over with some neatsfoot oil, but it still feels "raised" when you rub your fingers over it. How do I tell if it's going to affect my stropping ?
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03-18-2014, 03:50 PM #2Senior Member
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Close up photos would help get the right answer.
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03-18-2014, 10:45 PM #3
If you can feel it with your fingers the razor will feel it and that's bad. What makes a strop good is it's being free from such things.
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03-18-2014, 10:51 PM #4Silky Smooth
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No, wrinkles in a strop will not harm a razor.
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03-18-2014, 11:34 PM #5Senior Member
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You're going to get many varied opinions on this one. I would think that if you can feel it while stropping, it would hurt the edge. My single strop has a few abrasions picked up during my learning curve, but I can't feel them while stropping, and it still does a good job.
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03-20-2014, 05:19 AM #6< Banned User >
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I have many strops. Everyone wants for a Tony Miller and they are good strops but there are many vintage strops that are amazing especially the Russinans.
Originally Posted by JeffR
A pumice stone and oil and some work will really do amazing things for a strops
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