Thread: linnen substitute?

Asking the Tribal Wisdom - What about using the back side of his "Poor Man's Strop" ?
It should be sorta like the scrub leather on a SRD paddle - me thinks.
Just asking.

Daily I've been using a pasted 'military like' Cotton Webbing Belt. Work fantastic! ( CrO )

Originally Posted by Ozarkedger

I buy light weight canvas at fabric stores and soften it, works well. Most fabric stores will have different weights and weaves of cotton canvas, denim and others that work well.

Linen too? Gotta check on that.

The word is "linen." In lieu of the real stuff, some worn out Carhartt or Duluth carpenters pants cut to size and folded over to achieve three layers will get you there.

In the Wiki there is actually a plan for a blue jean strop you could try. Or you can order a replacement from SRD. They have a few options and they only cost 4.99 a piece. You can either attach them to a board or like me make a cheap hanger.


I used scrap leather from Tandy and ordered some strop hardware online. Enough for future stropping adventures. The options are really only limited to you imagination.

Good job AA, I do a similar act.
Have you tried using fabric tape to adhere the linen and the poly pro together? Works really well.
Found some herringbone drapery cotton in a local store, brownish gold in color. That would look killer with textured black water buffalo leather and a decorative end cap!

Originally Posted by Christel

I'd try this first since it's free and easy - I'd imagine that almost everybody has a pair of jeans that are pretty trashed and could be recycled in this manner. Curiously, I use my homemade denim strop exclusively despite having some nice leather ones.

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When you cut the bluejean material, stay away from the seat of the pants. Much too shiny for a fabric strop. Pretty damn flat though....

Thanks Ozark. Can we see a pic of your strop? It sounds really cool.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Gor blimey, me ole china, we have the nous on 'nicking' - you'd better adam and eve it, I'll tell yer that for nuffink!

Struggling with 'linnen' though...

Regards,
Neil

Kind Sir, is it possible for to you please repeat that in "Texan"?



Moochas Grassy-yass.

Wilhelm

Originally Posted by Wullie

Kind Sir, is it possible for to you please repeat that in "Texan"?



Moochas Grassy-yass.

Wilhelm

Strop rustling, amigo.

san fairy anne,
Neil