Hello all good people,

since I`m still new and I`m learning stropping I would like to ask a question... when cut in strop can really affect razor during stropping. Is there any theory? Does cut need to be deep, in middle or on the edge of the strop?

My strop is not pretty as I`m learning but I have noticed when I cut off remaining part of leather (and I have only few ok, I admit-maybe many cuts on the edge) and sand out rest of leather looks to me that razor edge is sliding over this area and to me does not affecting stropping.

Am I totally wrong in my statement? I am talking really about small cuts, not like some one just went into leather and cut has 2 in. I`m talking 0.5mm-2mm cuts.

I guess after all this answer I will be forced order new strop as you probably will determinate that no cuts should be allowed :-(

Regards and thank you!