Thread: Travel Strop

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

I will. I met with my friends yesterday and gave them a sample I put together showing basic details. They have some ideas and should get a sample back to me in a while. I discussed the idea of razor stands and display boxes too. My friends are harness makers and blacksmiths, his brother runs a woodworking shop, a cousin is a potter so we have some interesting plans on mugs too. While I do the paddles and hanging strops here cases, stands, etc.... are beyond the time constraints I have and my Amish friends have proven time and time again that their attention to detail and handywork is first class. They make things I am proud to own and adding their skills to some of my products will only serve to make them even better.

I'll be making a post later in "Off Topic" about the wonderful hardware they produce, hinges, latches, etc..... and they have asked me to help them find a market beyond Lancaster Country. I will be adding some of their nice hand tooled belts, etc... to my site too.

Tony

Chalk up another travel box strop sold when they are ready I saw an antique one and loved the idea. I'm still new to this but I am already looking at all the posabilities this new "Hobby" is taking me.

Somebody should make a strop that you can wear as a belt. Doesn't get more travel strop than that.

They do. They're technically gunbelts for the concealed carry crowd, but they're about 2" wide, double layer, stitched and glued, with a plastic stiffener between the two pieces of leather. They're also very good general-purpose non-dress belts, because they're made like a tank. I've worn mine every day for about 6 years and it shows very little wear or distortion. Mine is unstamped so it's suitable for stropping.

http://rlcompanyusa.stores.yahoo.net/gunbelts.html

Interesting. I was thinking 1 1/2" to 1 3/4" width. Just a nice thick strip of leather, no stitching or stamping. The stiffness of those belts would be a definite plus though.

I used to have a Filson belt that would have made a great strop. Damnned crazy ex got ahold of my paramedic scissors...

http://www.filson.com/product/index....entPage=family

Looks like it would work pretty well. Nice belt too.