Quote Originally Posted by Russel Baldridge View Post
Contact cement works well, I've used it a few times for sticking leather to wood, no problems yet.

I also like the harder feel when using paddle strops, but have been throwing around the idea of making the wood surface just slightly concaved to mimic the slight sag in a hanging strop, rather than padding the back to give the same effect. One if these days I'll give it a shot.
I did that with my mini card strops, though the reason was because my balsa cupped. I figured there was little chance it'd stay flat even if I flattened it so i used it cross grain to incorporate the cup effectively otherwise i see no advantage. I can't trust a spongy feeling paddle, hard is the way to go