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I made a deerskin strop and need to break it in It does not grab but it does not slide very smooth yet I am rubbing it with my hand for now trying to get it right here are some pics also included is the webbing strop that i also made and the cloth side on the leather strop is linen
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...442-strop1.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...443-strop3.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...444-strop4.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...46-strops1.jpg
Looks good! let us know how it turns out after you've conditioned it!
- Tam -
I have been using my hand to condition it and it is getting a lot smother with less and less draw. I am very happy with it and the more use it will be great I think. I will mark this project as a win!
How thick and supple is the deer skin? Any idea how it was tanned?
The Roo skin from Jimbo is really cool, but very thin. It will be interesting to see how the deer does. Looks like it should really have some drag too.
Thanks!!
Lynn
I covered one of my paddles with deer skin, the other side is pasted. I found that the deer skin side has a nice draw to it. It was smooth enough after the tanning process so all I had to do was hand rub it. It worked out fine.
It is a 1/8 inch thick and very soft. The leather was given to me so I will have to check on the tanning method and the draw on it is great now that I have been rubbing it with my hand.
That is sweet. My Great-granny has a big bag of deer hides that she and my great-grandfather took down (she hunted till she was 83 and turned 95 last week). I might be able to score some from her. Would there be issues from dyed leather do you think?
I can't imagine why. SRP sells strops that have been dyed red, and I've never heard a single complaint about them. I suppose some dyes would be better than others of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by gentlemanly
After a month of use I am a fan of this strop it does strech a little so I would make it extra tight on the leather side other than that it is great!
Just a thought, I have a couple of strops with one D ring holding both a leather and a fabric strop. After a while if one stretches more than the other it is a PITA to keep the more stretched one taut. So I think one D ring for the linen and another for the leather is a good idea. Nice strop you made there.Quote:
Originally Posted by braxis
Why don't you glue some fabric on the back of the leather?
No more stretching issues. :)
Neat strops! By the way, bending the strops
like you have pictured is a great way to get
creases in the leather. If you have to, fold
them `leather-side out'.
- Scott
They look great!! :tu
James.
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Originally Posted by sebell
"Laces out!"