Thread: Making a strop

Ok, so my strop did not come today. So I bought a 3" by 24" with leather.



Hope it is good leather

Now I am trying to flatten it out and to deside if I am going to make a hanging or glued strop. I am leaning towards a big glued one so I can use it in the sofa. Hopefully my vintage strop will come next week.

Have used some oil and put it under some books, hope it helps. Also read that you can use a hot iron?

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...dventures.html

The link above is what I did for making my own strop. That leather should be fine, at least it looks fine to me. I don't use heat when treating the leather, but I would definitely get some leather dressing to make it nice and supple and increase the drag too (if thats what you want). I prefer my home made strop to my ones that I have ordered. Good luck and happy shaves

Glue warning:
I had the idea to use some Silicon to glue leather down, as I had an old tube in the shed.
It was old and would not set. It became a mess.
I like silicon, but it can expire on you.

I used a couple of old floor planks I had lying around.
I do not know if I did myself any favors compare to purchasing a strop, as I have nothing to compare with.

Good luck. Jody

What kind of leather is that?

Originally Posted by ChopperStyle

What kind of leather is that?

Not sure

As for glue, I have contact glue for leather that I used on the strop I have paste on. Worked good. That strop is made of moose leather

Did you get it from Whipped Dog?

Originally Posted by ChopperStyle

Did you get it from Whipped Dog?

Whipped Dog? What's that? Got it from a saddlemaker

If you haven't looked over this thread yet you should check it out here:http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...-pictures.html
You could probably do something like that if you wanted to make a hanging strop out of it. If you have any specic "what would work best for" questions for doing it your own way, I'd send Jimbo a PM. Really nice guy and really helpful.

I have made homemade strops for my knives, I used contact cement. Brush some on the backside of the belt, and the board you wish to use, let them get tacky for a few minutes, then put them together.

Originally Posted by Einar

Whipped Dog? What's that?

Whipped Dog Straight Razor Shaving Equipment