Thread: There's a crease in my strop

My wife is awesome, and I wouldn't say she supports my new obsession, but more like she approves of it. Haha. So for my b-day in the beginning of February she ordered me a norton 4/8k, a 2" red latigo strop and a few other little things from another shaving site. When I received the package the strop was wedged in the box and bent sharply in half with canvas/fabric facing in and the finished smooth leather facing out in order to make room for the other stuff. I don't know how long it's been bent, but now over a month later it's hard to see but can definitely be felt when stropping. I palm rub it and strop with it maybe 3-5 times a week. I have tried just bending it back the other way and even leaving bent back over night. My fear in doing this is making it worse.

I would imagine this 1" wide area would wear much faster than the rest. So my questions are; could this ruin the strop over time? If so would that small area even matter? or can I just let it go and hope it fixes itself after a while? Also, even though the hump is very smooth do you think there is a possibility of this effecting my razors edge?


Thanks a lot!