Which fabric to use for a stropp?

I would like to try and make my own hanging strop!
And i wounder what kind of fabric is preferd? I have found witch leather to use, but now I need the fabric aswell!


Other tips are welcome aswell, naturally!

Thanks

Bottom weight canvas

or

Bottom weight Linen

You'll also need some double sided fuseable webbing. The specific webbing comes in medium and heavy. This specific webbing if stiff can be used to make bowls. The medium is more pliable.

Many of the vintage strops used flax canvas, the sort that they used to make fire hoses and water bags out of. I've heard that you can still get flax canvas webbing from the shops that sell horse tack.

Many of the vintage strops used flax canvas, the sort that they used to make fire hoses and water bags out of. I've heard that you can still get flax canvas webbing from the shops that sell horse tack.

Whatever you use it needs to be pretty stiff.

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Originally Posted by JuliusJonzon

I would like to try and make my own hanging strop!
And i wounder what kind of fabric is preferd? I have found witch leather to use, but now I need the fabric aswell!


Other tips are welcome aswell, naturally!

Thanks

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Hi and welcome to SRP. Look here in the SRP Wiki for a lot of good info on straight razor shaving and related topics. I think there are other members from Sweden on the forum. There may even be someone in your neck of the woods. :tu

I believe that Irish Linen is made from flax. It is spendy.

Great
Thanks for all the quick answers!

Will defently start looking for Canvas, Irish linnen and flax!