Quote Originally Posted by nicolaasdekker View Post
There are commercial strops for sale that are simple strips of leather with a hole and leather thong on one side. I am still keen to hear why it would not be suitable.


does denim replace the linen side of strop or is it a replacement for the leather side?
It depends of the quality of the leather. It's much the same as any other product made of leather insamuch as the piece of hide needs to be appropriate to the task. Some strops are poor quality or from the wrong part of the animal. As with everything else, price and quality are usually commensurate with each other. Most quality strop makers select their hide carefully and some offer starter strops with less elaborate fittings
The denim would replace the linen. As the lady of the house will tell you, linen also comes in many different qualities.