Thread: idea for a strop

ok dont luah at me on this one, you will be able to tell how much i think about this lol. the other day i was walking through one of the local tool slash everything store when i happened upon soon nice weight lefting belts. and i said self could these be split in 2 and used as a strop or will this just be a pipe dream. please tell me what you think i can get the belts for a eye popping 3 bucks, now you see why im asking lol. again thanks for your time.

jason

Yep, whenever I see those things the first thought across my mind is how will they handle a blade on them?
I say, if its not too much money, you should give it a try!

3 bucks is 3 bucks lol, and i got ot send out my first da anyway to get honed up for the first time. now my next question what side would i use

If there is a smoother side to the belt, I would try that side first. If it works you'll have saved yourself quite a bit of money! I'm assuming it's a leather belt...If so, I'm sure you could even condition it like a regular strop, maybe even sand the surface lightly and rub a bit of oil into it.

If you have a way of doing something that isn't convention, but works, I say do it.

im not out alot of money either way, i wonder if there is a way to prepare teh ruff side. who knows i will head down there tomorrow and maybe grab 2 lol.

Sounds like a great idea to me. Bring one to the Mid Mo Meet so we can have a look.

bj

give it a try and let us know. if it does work most lifting belts are about 5-6 inches wide that would make a nice strop

a weight belt would be a cheaper leather for sure...and mighty stiff i would think...but hey you never know...

some have said they use saddle sinches and they work just fine

just to give you all an update this project went down in flames back to the drawing board

Originally Posted by jballs918

just to give you all an update this project went down in flames back to the drawing board

What sort of update is this? Give us the whys and the wherefores.