Thread: How To Make a (Very) Home-made Strop: A life in pictures.

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