....and there's a couple cracks in the leather.
They're not very big, one is about 1 cm and the other is about half that, but it looks like the smaller one may be growing a bit. Only the smaller one is in a place that matters for stropping, but I figure I'll probably damage it enough that I want to start with a pristine strop.
Which is making me sad, because the thing really is beautiful and I want to strop with it really badly, but I'm waiting for Ken to get back to me about what to do... ARGH!
They're not very big, one is about 1 cm and the other is about half that, but it looks like the smaller one may be growing a bit. Only the smaller one is in a place that matters for stropping, but I figure I'll probably damage it enough that I want to start with a pristine strop.
Which is making me sad, because the thing really is beautiful and I want to strop with it really badly, but I'm waiting for Ken to get back to me about what to do... ARGH!