My practice strop has a few small nicks at the top end (just the smooth surface of the leather sliced off). Very thin slices, no deep holes but is missing the very top surface. My question is will stopping over these cause any issues with the edge of the razor? Should I avoid sliding over them?
Stopping over a small nick
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i think the issue is when there is a raised or cut area that interferes or catches, a "dugout" shouldn't be an issue unless the leather raises or cups around it due to unbalanced drying or oiling (an idea which i just pulled out of left field) i think the localized distribution of pressure would minimize it and i doubt anything would dry that unevenly.. as usual, i've overthought something. hope it was useful.
i am not a leather working afficionado and as such i have no idea, so i'll leave this up, but I expect a leather 'n strop expert to fill in the real info when they get a chance.
i am not a leather working afficionado and as such i have no idea, so i'll leave this up, but I expect a leather 'n strop expert to fill in the real info when they get a chance.
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Thanks for reply. There's no raised areas around the nicks so I guess I'll continue on as is.
Had to read the title twice...
If you can't feel the slice under the blade - it's prob ok.
you can always sand it a bit. 600x w/d works.
If you can't feel the slice under the blade - it's prob ok.
you can always sand it a bit. 600x w/d works.
Is the slice into the leather or is like the top surface is "skinned" off? If its skinned off, or you can't feel it as Gamma says, you should be fine. I think a nick has to be pretty significant to actually damage the edge while stropping
