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Strop Leather-Fix or Trim?
Recently I got a sweet deal on a SRD strop leather. Wanting a travel strop, I ordered Tony Miller's "DIY" hardware and a piece of his fabric. I knew the leather was not pristine, so no gripes here.
My question is this: You can see the little nicks on the leather below. All but one place are at one end of the leather. Another small spot is at the other end.
I'm wondering about options. Here are the alternatives I'm pondering. Would you guys give me some advice about which would be best?
1. I can trim this leather and, with Tony Miller's DIY hardware, have a nice strop with about 12-13" of stropping area. Of course, I'll cut the fabric to match.
2. Can these nicks be repaired? If so, I could use the same hardware to produce a full-sized strop which could be used for travel, though the larger size isn't quite as easy to get into the shaving kit. But you never have too may strops, right?
So would you guys kindly look at these pictures and give me some advice?
Many thanks!
BTW, pics taken with a Pentax K7 dSLR with their amazing DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro lens, which practically raises the dead.