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I made up two paddle strops. I made one with leather horse hide on both sides.
The other I made using smooth deer hide on one side and pasted horse hide on the other. The paddles are made from hard wood and I cut and formed pieces of wood from an old broom handle for the grip.
I also have a Tony Miller latigo strop and aThiers Issard paddle
strop and wouldn't be without them.
Deer Hide?
How does that work for you?
It seems to work good. I had the deer hide left over from a deer I shot.
It is very soft and pliable and I strop on it after I strop the paste side.
I am still in the experimental phase I will know better in a month or two.
Did you treat the deer hide with anything?
I always had deer hides treated by a commercial leather processing company. I tried to finish a hide once and I wasn't successful.