I cut my pretty new strop with my SR when I was stropping. It slipped out of my grip and I pulled as a reaction and made a cut almost all the way across it. I seen somewhere that you can fix it with contact cement and some fine sandpaper so that's what I am currently doing, waiting for the glue to dry more. I sanded it down and it seems like it is going to work. Any other things you can do to repair a strop? I seen that you can use pieces of old strop to make a lap strop or something. New here and to SR shaving.
Strop Repair
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Razorfaust
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Throw a picture up so we can see what may be done.
Razorfaust
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I think you did a good job. Looks serviceable enough.
Brains
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managed to get this on eBay and restore, First photo is after restoration,
Last photo is before, Will need to change Cotton strop, it cleaned up but is breaking down
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Bogie
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Nice. Treat it gently. My fifteen year old strop took a bite the other day because the strop slipped on the hook and I didn't pay attention. Sandpaper and a little mineral oil and its all good.
The newly replaced linen strop looks good. Question is, does anyone use the linen strops? I read some post a few years ago about someone using 5 micron paste on the linen to freshen an edge. I cleaned the one on my strop and whitened it and used fabric softener to put it in condition. That said, I've never used it. Anyone want to chime in here?
The newly replaced linen strop looks good. Question is, does anyone use the linen strops? I read some post a few years ago about someone using 5 micron paste on the linen to freshen an edge. I cleaned the one on my strop and whitened it and used fabric softener to put it in condition. That said, I've never used it. Anyone want to chime in here?
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If you put any kind of paste on the linen you will forever have it in the linen. I have found it best to just keep the "original linen" clean and if I wanted to use paste then do that on a piece that is NOT attached to the strop.. That way you dont have to worry about it getting transfered to the leather and messing up the whole strop..
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Good job
Brains
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I use linen or cotton after honing, before leather, it really helps and I find it very necessary,
I do not use paste, I will hone if I get the impression that the edge is not at its best after stropping.
I always use cotton or linen before leather stropping, The cloth has some abrasive attributes and does good before leather.
Joesixpack
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Does anyone else use chalk on their linen strop?
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Please, will someone give me some measurable reason to use my oft neglected linen strop? I'm sorry, but I'm ready to learn. My leather strop always seems to get it done and when it doesn't, I take it back to the finishing stone. What am I missing? Will the linen strop make a difference? It must be there for a reason. I wonder if it was there for barber's back in the day that weren't as dialed in as we seem to be here. Not every barber had the stones we have available. Was it a quick remedy?
Joesixpack
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I use mine for religious reasons. I believe it does something, but I honestly could not say. After I touch up my razor on my stone, I use the linen because I think it cleans up the blade so that no microscopic flakes of metal will be left on the edge that would get into the leather. This is what I tell myself, even though I know this belief has no basis in empirical evidence.
If you aren't having any problems with the way you do things now, why change?
Joesixpack
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I did it for a while but didn't notice any improvement in my shave, so I stopped, but this discussion on linen strops made me think of it again.