Thanks for the info.
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Thanks for the info.
This is a great tutorial. I would just suggest that instead of rivets, if you use "Chicago Screws" you can change out the material easily and preserve your mounting hardware and D-ring mount leathers.
G'day LawsonStone, the reason why Jimbo uses the rivets instead of chicargo screws (a favourite leather fastener of mine by the way) is because 'roo hide is thin, and it's nigh on, to bloody impossible to find chicago screws small enough in the shank to use for this type of leather. It would be nice to do though and well spotted by yourself too, I must say.
Mick
Gidday,
I'm in South Australia, apart from going and shooting a roo, where do you order your hide from?
Thanks,
Harry
I got mine from Mac Lace in Brisbane. I think MickR gets his from a tannery in Narang (?). Mick's are thicker and higher grade than the ones I have picked up in the past. Perhaps Mick may swing by and let you know the name of the tannery - it escapes my memory at the moment.
But just beware if you are thinking of buying online - because they are "wild" hides there can be scars etc. Getting a hide unseen can potentially be disappointing, although if you go with Mick's supplier it should be OK, I think.
James.
Thanks for the heads up with the roo hide. I hope that Mick will post where he gets his gear from. Hey where to you get those D rings, rivets and the other stuff from.
Just FYI. I'm in Adelaide.
Cheers
Harry
D rings etc you can get online from here: Australian Kangaroo Leather Lacing Tools Accessories - Birdsall Leather
And I also advise against buying leather online
I think the place Mick told me about was called Packer Leather tannery.
Kangaroo Leather | K Leather | High Performance Leather | Packer Leather | Australia
James.
I'm still looking for a roadkill Roo along the ditch, but so far no luck here in Iowa.
Keep looking Ron. If you can find one that's been under a 16 wheeler the hide is really supple :D
Aim for Sarah Palin- same thing. By the way have you seen James T Kirk or the Enterprise anywhere around?
I'll keep that in mind, though apparently I'll have to rent a truck and find me a zoo...Quote:
Originally Posted by onimaru55
I don't think I could get any good stropping material out of her. Sure, the head is thick, but the rest of her is pretty thin-skinned.Quote:
Originally Posted by picketth
Haven't seen Kirk yet, since he's not due to be born for another 223 years from now. Besides, since I don't gamble, I don't go to the casino in his future birthplace anyway.
I also haven't seen the Enterprise yet. It turns out building a warp drive takes longer than I planned.
I just looked them up and sent and email. also I have a friend who culls roo's in Mt Gambier, If I can convince him to use a 22 instead of a 12 guage, and not drink beer at the same time I might get a decent hide! Unfortuanetly I am home ill and on oxycondone, which is worse than shoot after a bottle of single malt scotch!
How about a raccoon strop, Utopian?
Plenty of those along the road. I counted a little over one per mile on I-94 in Michigan.
Plus you could make brushes from the tails!
Thanks for the post. Just made one.. Cow hide, but worked great. I was using a piece of bench leather I've used for pocket knives for years on my razor just to get by, but I really like the strop. Technique sucks but a much improved result still over the bench. Used alot of parts I already had to get around the lack of a few things but all in all $3 for a remnant from a local leather shop and I have a new strop. Thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by Jimbo
Sorry for not seeing this sooner. Jimbo is correct as to my source. Ask for either grade one whip thonging hide, or for a thicker hide go for grade one Falconry. It costs more though, and is finished one stage sooner, so it doesn't have as strong a draw. 'Roo hide is a fine grained leather so for stropping an already sharp edge, it should really be the 'coup de grace'. I get Dees and rivets (you'll want shorter rather than longer) from Packer as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by picketth
Mick
So Mick this leather is no good for a general strop?
Should I not get Roo hide for a DIY strop ?
This leather is, in my opinion, one of the better, if not the best strop leathers to use. I think you should make yourself a 'roo strop, providing sloppy technique doesn't kill it on you, you will have this strop for years to come. I sent you a PM on this subject as well Sharpy.
Mick
This is the entire point of the thread sharpy. How to make a home made strop with kangaroo leather. See the original posts.
James.
Thanks Jimbo, I was just trying to clarify if a kangaroo hide strop was some kind of special "finishing" strop (to be used after a normal strop).
It was a Noob question, I realise now that is not the case :)
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Originally Posted by MickR
I might have led him astray by the above bolded statement though James. I realise now that it could be a bit misleading. I meant that the edge is fresh of the finishing hone and has had a few laps on the 'linen' (for me that's the flesh side of the 'roo hide) and is ready to progress to the final stropping on the smooth. Sorry if I caused confusion.
Mick
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Originally Posted by MickR
+1. After trying a number of different types of leather, and tanning methods, veg tanned kangaroo is all I choose to use. If you don't cut it up, it will outlast your children, and keeps the edge very nicely. I only own one strop now, and it is one I made myself from roo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
And the good thing about making it yourself (or buying one from a maker who individually photographs each item for sale) is that you can avoid a strop with too many imperfections and scars, which is a problem with leathers harvested from animals in the wild.
Stop leading the newbies astray Mick :P
Its call cleared up now !
I can't wait to get some roo skin and make me some strops
If you plan on making a few, I would suggest you invest in a strap cutter. It makes things a whole lot easier than trying to cut along the edge of a ruler...Unless it's one of those big teachers blackboard sized jobbies. :)
Mick
Great photos! Very helpful.
Looks great!