Quote Originally Posted by HNSB View Post
I've always thought of deer leather as being too thin for a good strop, but those crazy Aussies seem to like their roo hide, which is about the same weight, I think.
I should have a pile of hides in a month... I might send some to a tannery and see how it works out.
I've thought about doing this before, but making a paddle strop out of it and adding a thin layer of foam rubber between the wood and leather to kind of strengthen it up. Don't know how well it would work, but I thought it worth trying.