Thread: Cut my Long English Bridle

I cut my long Eng.Bridle strop, right in the middle, so there's no trimming.
I had an argument with some redneck at work the day prior and it was on my mind while I was stropping...(Important tip: Don't strop distracted)
Anyway, I wasn't paying attention, and my hand decided to stop and reverse, mid stream...Very bad....I've never cut a strop, even when I started shaving with a straight...

On the bright side, I orderd a new piece from Don and Lynn, and will make two paddles out of the old strop. I'm in need a carpenter to make me a couple paddles. Any help, suggestions...
I've been to Lowes, looks like the good wood, Oak, etc..is in 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 wide of course, no 3 inch wide pieces..Even so, I'm horrible when it comes to ripping wood....Nevermind trying to make a handle...

Rich

Ouch!

Sorry to hear that Rich..! Two paddles sounds like a good way to go with the old piece of leather, no sense in letting it go to waste..!

Rich, seeing the cut, I did a flap cut like that on a 2 1/2" TM latigo. I used contact cement and it sealed up to where if you didn't know it was there you can't see it. No negative effect on stropping either.

You can also cut it out with a sharp knife and smoothen the edges with pumice or lapping film. That's what I did with a similar gash in my TM Latigo strop.

You don't need much of an excuse to buy a new one do you.
Like kees and Jimmy said, it is easily repairable.
I just did something similar. I took off the flap and rubbed it with my palm until it was smooth.

Ow Rich! That must have hurt.

It was like my hand became possessed or something....

A heart-warming story to inspire us all!
You've been doing this long enough to know better, so it goes to show it happens to us all. We get a few years behind us, buy these beautiful tools when we think we have it all sorted out, then something like this happens!
Bad luck mate.
I dropped my Bergischer Lowe in the bath a while back. Those are delicate grinds. It took a chunk out of the tub. Razor was fine. Pure luck!

I'd trim that thing and then smooth it down with one of those stone things for rough feet

I guess the way to look on the bright side is that you did it on a strop that has means of easy replacement. It would have been much worse if that happened in the middle of a brand new Kanayama 90000...