I bought the 827 because it was a good starter strop and had a linen part.

I have been using it for about 3 months now and some of the leather looks like it is shrinking. I tried to capture it in pics but it cant. Some parts of the strop look like they have lost about a 1/4 inch.It looks like the leather is warping.

I keep it in a climate controlled room with no humidity.

My strop is no longer 2.5 in wide across the entire length. Is this normal?
I guess my main concern is if this will effect my stropping