How To Repair A Nick In A Razor Strop
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12-08-2010,12:44 PM #one
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Can I repair nicks in strop? I'm new to stropping and I'm starting to get comfortable with my strokes and I've gotten to the piont where I'm not nicking it upwardly. But early on that wasn't the example and I take a few nicks. Is there a procedure to repairing the nicks? I pretty sure I've read post where people have referenced repairing a strop but none on how to do it.
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12-08-2010,12:49 PM #2
Aye, y'all can!
Its not besides hard to do either. Very small slices and nicks can be sanded out with loftier grit sandpaper and only treated with some neatsfoot oil afterward.
Larger slices and flaps of leather will need to be glued down with safety cement and then you tin can just sand over those to smooth them, and once again care for with neatsfoot oil. You tin can use Fromm hone dressing instead if you lot want to.
My offset strop got a full pounding and by doing these uncomplicated repairs its yet going potent as a pasted strop today!
Good luck and keep us posted!
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12-08-2010,01:56 PM #3
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Thanks for the info, I accept 800, 1k and 2k grit sand paper. Which would yous suggest?
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12-08-2010,02:00 PM #four
1k will be fine, thats what I used. Then just give the strop a proficient rub with your hands each mean solar day besides, that'll help break the repairs in and keep the leather supple.
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12-08-2010,02:19 PM #5
I nicked a paddle hone once. I glued downwards the flap. Be sure if yous need to do this, you use the mucilage very sparingly. As a thing of fact, exam how much comes out somewhere else first. if done correctly, you can't hardly see the repair...
Stu is correct likewise, sanding on nicks and oil afterwards works well....
Nosotros take assumed command !
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12-08-2010,06:21 PM #6
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+ane on the rubber cement. I personally like a production called Pliobond. It's great for leather because it works fast and never gets brittle.
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12-08-2010,07:56 PM #7
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Originally Posted past flyman 
+i on the rubber cement. I personally similar a product called Pliobond. It's great for leather because information technology works fast and never gets brittle.
I agree!Pliobond is a keen product, and probably the all-time for this application.
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12-09-2010,02:04 AM #8
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Nicking your showtime hone is a given, everyone has probably done it, I'g guilty too. The proficient matter is that it'south Non ruined, there are many ways to repair a nick. I've used my wife's nail file, (believe it or non!) This worked well because information technology was a very fine abrasive that kept the leather smoothen. I sanded the nicks until the edges were blended in & then I practical a liberal amount of strop conditioner on it. The hone is now discolored where I've done this just the nicks are gone. Good luck!
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12-09-2010,03:25 AM #9
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Thanks everyone, I'll keep you posted on the repair
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12-09-2010,03:46 AM #x
Hones/Honing/Primary Barber
Every bit an culling to sandpaper, try a pumice stone from your local pharmacy or walmart. They tin be constitute over past the blast clippers, and files, etc.
I would recommend that instead of sandpaper, simply on the off chance that some of the sandpaper grit could peradventure get stuck in the hone, and we don't want a tiny piece of grit striking our razor on each pass do we?
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