Aim for Sarah Palin- same thing. By the way have you seen James T Kirk or the Enterprise anywhere around?
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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 :)