Thread: Str8 in a checked luggage

Talk about paranoia lol. I could do more damage with a pen than with a DE blade if I were a terrorist.

Originally Posted by TMike

You guys recommend anything special in a travel strop?

Todd

If you're anything like some people on here who lose them in motel rooms, I won't mention any names (JLSTORM ), Then I'd reccommend a 2" wide genuine leather belt with smooth finish. Wear it the whole trip except when shaving. Strop with the x pattern. be sure to put it on before leaving the motel room .

If you want something a bit cheaper that you dont' mind losing if luggage gets lost or you forget it in the motel (like JLSTORM ), then find yourself a good leather craft store or shoe repair shop. Ask for thick smooth leather (pulled leather in the shoe store). Most will sell you a 3ft length cut about 3 to 4 inches wide. some will make you get at least a half foot by 3 feet. Make sure to ask them to cut it straight and square. If they cut it straight you can just put a couple grommets and a shoe string in the top OR you can get the D rings and posts and put a clip on one end. If they can't cut it straight then ask for a little wider piece so you can do it right.

This will make you 1 to 2 inexpensive travel strops for between 6 to 15 bucks, depending on how much leather they make you buy and how much hardware you put into it.

You don't absolutely need the linen. extra stropping on the leather side will work. If you get leather from the shoe store try to run it between some clean rollers or something, or hold it tight and run it across the corner of a sturdy door jamb several times to smooth out the face and make it more even.

Keep in mind this isn't something I'd use in lieu of a really good strop. It's just something inexpensive that will do the job while travelling and you won't kick yourself in the rear if your luggage is lost or you leave it in the motel room (like . . . oh never mind ).

The first strop I made with pulled leather I cut a handle into the bottom and put 2 grommets in the top and put a shoe string through and just wrapped the shoestring around the door handle.

The 2nd one I made out of the left over leather I got the d ring and the clip and put a braided chord on the end that I can wrap around the door handle. the clip has the pivot that allows me to adjust it so I get an even surface to strop on. I've got one of Tony's strops though so I've got a good one for regular use.

Glen F