Thread: Heavily damaged strop...

I bought a lovely strop a while back. It`s from the early 1900`s. As soon as I saw it I got onto the seller and told him I would be needing a refund. It has such bad cuts in it (That can`t be accidental?!) that it is useless. After a little discussion I was refunded. It was sold as useable. Anyway, he didn`t want it sent back to him, obviously knew he couldn`t resell it I suppose.
Anyway... It`s a beautiful thing and I haven`t got the heart to cut it into "soft jaws" for my workshop. Is there any way of fixing such a badly damaged strop? It has cuts that go very nearly all the way through and also really bad scuffing in one place. I had heard of puncture repair kits being of some use, could I fill the cuts and sand it flat or something? I really don`t want to risk a razor but I`m as torn as the strop, it`s a thing of beauty and I can`t bear to throw it away..... I`ll post a picture or two later...