Thread: DIY Four Sided Paddle Strop

Here are some pics of a 4 sided paddle strop I made. The wooden blank was purchased via our own Doc. The pre-cut leather was purchased at Tandy leather. I glued two strips at a time on opposite sides with Barge cement. Then the edges were planed down, the leather strips were sanded flat and then treated with Neats Foot Oil. A very special thank you to Doc.

Enjoy,

Looks great!

this is what the blanks look like before any leather and finish.

That's pretty sweet! Feels good to make something and use it hehe!

- Tam -

Originally Posted by jjpharris

Here are some pics of a 4 sided paddle strop I made. The wooden blank was purchased via our own Doc. The pre-cut leather was purchased at Tandy leather. I glued two strips at a time on opposite sides with Barge cement. Then the edges were planed down, the leather strips were sanded flat and then treated with Neats Foot Oil. A very special thank you to Doc.

Enjoy,

Jason,
With what grit did you sand the leather strips? Although they weren't finished (dyed), my pieces of leather have a hard shiny surface (they seem almost polished) and not much CrOx stuck to it.
Dave

I used 800 grit sand wet or dry paper. I sanded until the strips were flat. My leather was very dry.

Are you using crox with neatsfoot oil or similar? If the leather is treated or is Latigo it will be hard to get the crox to stick.

I usually dip my finger in a quarter sized drop of oil and then dip in crox , it sticks to my finger and mix it up. Then I make x's on the leather surface. You dont need a ton. Less is better. When I get to that point, I will post pics.

Hope this helps,

Thanks for the advice. I've ordered some CrOx liquid from http://www.japaneseknifesharpeningstore.com/ since the powder did not stick well. I'm goilng to clean off the leather, sand it smooth to get the hard sheen off then do the combo liquid/dry CrOx application as demo'd on their website. My balsa side of the strop, BTW, worked great with just dry CrOx.
Dave

Originally Posted by a-cut-above

Thanks for the advice. I've ordered some CrOx liquid from http://www.japaneseknifesharpeningstore.com/ since the powder did not stick well. I'm goilng to clean off the leather, sand it smooth to get the hard sheen off then do the combo liquid/dry CrOx application as demo'd on their website. My balsa side of the strop, BTW, worked great with just dry CrOx.
Dave

They put alot on the strop in that demonstration, it looked like way too much. Theres a tutorial here on applying it. When the guy is through you can barely see it on the strop.

Jason,

Did you purchase leather at retail store or on-line?
Can you tell me what was exactly the name of leather that you got?
I just purchase this single sided strop on sale Leather Hand Strops - Lee Valley Tools and wanted to glue another piece of leather to other side but have no idea what to look for.

Thank you.

Nice job Jason. Another useful tool is online.

bj