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Mine is 2" or 2 1/2, I forget right now. It's definitely wide enough to use but isn't 3+ inches to cover the whole width of the blade. 1 1/2 inches would work but would be tougher to keep it even etc...

Not sure about the pressure treating. It is a tad green but not like other pressure treated wood I've seen. Wasn't aware that pressure treating was dangerous so I'll have to look into it. As far as...

Nice! Just remember to flatten the balsa after the glue had dried on the paddle. You can do that with sandpaper and something perfectly flat like a piece of glass or similar.

After a few days of testing I've used these on 4 razors now and have gotten great results so it appears these definitely work as a cheap or temporary solution.

It would cost more to ship it than it's worth! Since I made two out of the materials they are more like $4 each. Seriously, if you have a hand or circular saw and a Home Depot you can make this by...

Rodd, good to see you over here as well. I'm splitting my time between B&B for DE shaving and here for straights! Pretty new to straights and here though.

It pretty much looks the same finished since the diamond paste is so light. Obviously a Chrome Ox paddle would be green on top. I may eventually stain it to make it look nicer but for now it's...

Yeah, what he said :o lol. I can't take all the credit though. I was actually looking for a picket fence slat as was suggested by Max-S over at B&B and they didn't have one so I kept looking and...

Just finished making a homemade balsa strop and thought I'd post here since it's so easy. I did this because I'm a newbie who has blown the budget for a while and can't buy one and also because it's...