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Tandy 3" leather belting is what I used also. You are probably right about using soap on the finished leather surface. I think that I'll just use plain warm water on the surface in the future,...

Seat belt sounds too coarse to do much good... only guessing because I'm certainly no expert!

Since I don't know what I'm doing, I think that I'll forego using sandpaper on the finished leather surface. Rather, I'll just keep working sudsy lather into the leather to wet it and then pressing...

Do you mean using the sandpaper on the smooth side of the leather? Wouldn't that ruin the finished surface by making it soft?

I stayed with the cow's leather b/c Tandy doesn't sell horsehide and their latigo isn't much smoother than the standard leather. I have lathered the strop with soupy shaving soap and pressed with...

I made a nice one from a 3" piece of leather from Tandy. But, does anyone have any ideas on how to smooth the surface?