Stropped up luck!

[braxis]

My last strop was made of deer skin and was working great. I cut the blasted thing in the middle. So I decided to make a paddle strop out of it. I forgot how well deer skin absorbs. Needless to say that did not go over well. There where large spots of glue that seeped through making it hard as a rock.
So I buy a cheaper replacement to tide me over till I get the funds up to replace it. I get home from running errands and find it rammed into my mailbox. Now I have a creased strop. I am attempting to sand it down in hopes that might work.

 

[Wid]

You should have called or emailed the vendor and got a new strop. It wasn't your fault it was messed up.

 

[braxis]

Trying not to sweat it I did not pay very much for it. My biggest thing is how it was treated. I did email the vendor I am just waiting on the return email mostly just giving them a heads up.

 

[braxis]

The vendor is going to send me a new strop! Real upstanding guy that one!

 

[Psywiped]

Who was the vender, I love buying from places with good customer service.

 

[life2short1971]

FYI if you get a creased leather strop you can wet it and run a rolling pin over it and the creases disappear completely.

 

[TZee]

Wait, isn't it the mailman (err, mailperson?)'s fault?

 

[Kentos]

It is, but on the other hand all my strops came to me in a large flat rate box unrolled or folded stuffed with newspaper. So far all 5 got to me across the Pacific without nary a crease or dent .

 

[braxis]

I got the second strop with out damage which was a big plus. The packaging was not the best but on the other hand the round peg should not have been rammed into the rectangle hole.

 

[Wid]

It's good to hear you were taken care of.