Repairing Leather Strops
- Thread starter Chaz
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Estariol
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No one can tell you much without some photos...
Twelvefret
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I’ve got one strop and it has some cuts and nicks. I can’t imagine a professional strop back in the day not having the same. Just use it.
Chaz
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I thought I would Show you my SRP razor and after a week of me not shaving 
The one in the Tubin is real he belongs to a warrior class and all his weapons are in the Turbin!!! Like throwing discs etc I did meet him he was a really nice Guy. I did ask him was the Turbin not heavy he said no and I was not going to Argue with him he did show me the discs on his arm that were very sharp and accurate
The one in the Tubin is real he belongs to a warrior class and all his weapons are in the Turbin!!! Like throwing discs etc I did meet him he was a really nice Guy. I did ask him was the Turbin not heavy he said no and I was not going to Argue with him he did show me the discs on his arm that were very sharp and accurateAttachments
UKRob
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You can use abrasive paper to smooth the nicks but make sure remove any loose flaps. It does not matter if you’re left with an indentation as the razor will slide over it. I usually start with 400 grit and go up in stages to 2000. You’ll find that the strop will return to a smooth - rather than matt - finish with enough use.
If the nick is big, use superglue first.
UKRob
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I’m not sure if ‘sandpaper’ is even available. I use wet and dry - but for strops you don’t use water. It’s available in lots of values so I’d go for 400, 600, 800, 1200 and 2000. You can buy it by individual pieces so get half a dozen of each grit initially if you have a few strops to work on.
use a block to wrap the paper and try not to concentrate on individual spots - work the whole strop.