Thread: I think I got miself a dud...

Originally Posted by rodb

It doesn't look too bad to me, but if all the above advise doesn't work, get a new piece of leather and reuse the hardware and linen parts. You end with a new strop with cool old parts

I actually got it fixed up nicely. Unfortunately the fold in the leather left pretty deep creases in the front side. If I sanded them completely out there would be very little strop left. So instead I sanded the backside smooth cleaned it with some saddle soap and treated it with oil. It turned out fantastic! I'll post some pics when I get a chance.

Originally Posted by porridgeorange

I actually got it fixed up nicely. Unfortunately the fold in the leather left pretty deep creases in the front side. If I sanded them completely out there would be very little strop left. So instead I sanded the backside smooth cleaned it with some saddle soap and treated it with oil. It turned out fantastic! I'll post some pics when I get a chance.

I'd definitely like to see how it turned out...on both sides.

Thanks,

Originally Posted by porridgeorange

I actually got it fixed up nicely. Unfortunately the fold in the leather left pretty deep creases in the front side. If I sanded them completely out there would be very little strop left. So instead I sanded the backside smooth cleaned it with some saddle soap and treated it with oil. It turned out fantastic! I'll post some pics when I get a chance.

Very cool!! I would like to see the pictures too. I see lots of bad strops in antique stores mostly with deep cuts or bad folds and I've been tempted to try some restores myself.