I Cut Into My Strop Help! :(

[Edged_Obsession]

Hey guys! What do I do if I barely cut into my strop? It made it a tad rough in that spot...what's next?

 

[mr2blue]

Use 320 - 400 grit sand paper and smooth it out

 

[Edged_Obsession]

Thank you so much! Really!

 

[Jason B.]

Using that grit on a powered palm sander works very well too.

 

[stevekt]

I have quite a few nicks and slits in my strop. I really can't tell if it is having any effect on the final edge.

 

[Jason B.]

I have quite a few nicks and slits in my strop. I really can't tell if it is having any effect on the final edge.

If it has a effect I haven't been able to tell.

This strop is about due for a re-surfacing only because I don't like the way it looks but other than that it works fine.

 

[hiwa]

Mine are nicked a fair bit from the occasional slip. If there's a small flap of leather from the nick, I trim it off and re-apply compound,and keep going. If I get too many, I sand off the whole works down to fresh leather, and once again, re-apply compound.