I was making a few pasted trops for myself and was going to make some extras to offer on ebay, etc.... I have been doing woodwork as a sideline for a long time and have always had some small products to offer.

I was going to make up 1 1/2" x 10 - 12" wooden strops with a nice round handle. The 2 faces would have leather on them with a choice of finished top grain cowhide, top grain veg tanned (unfinished surface) or hard split (suede type) leather. I could put any 2 types a person wanted depending whether they wanted this as a hone substitute or a finishing strop. I could also do a 4 sided strop just like the old days. 1 1/2" wide on a each side with choice of 4 leathers.

For me these are easier to use than a hone or a Norton stone and could e used with a variety of pastes, diamond, Hand American green, TI white paste, Dovo tube pastes, the traditional red and black, etc....

Just thought I would incorporate any sugestions before forging ahead on what would suit me. Hopefully these would be in the mid $20 to mid $30 range depending on leathers and if 2 or 4 sided. I do like the TI paddles I had been using but wanted something a few inches longer and a little bit wider while still keeping it small enough to be easy to use.

Thanks,
Tony Miller