Thread: Travel Strapping....

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

A little over 3 hours. A little to far to run over to Lynn's place at lunch

I understand, Are there any other members that can help a brother out nearby? We have lot's of members in Ohio and MO.


That's what I was thinking. Just lay the strop out, and don't fold it...Especially if you have some of the smaller 2 inch jobs...

Thanks.. i will make something work....

Btw, Any thoughts on the straights that take the DE blade?

Last couple times i used my Merkur i was not happy with the resulst.

If all you want is a strap, any strap will do. Your wife's handbag strap, the straps on her shoes, your watch strap, an octopus strap. I mean, straps abound. Here a strap, there a strap, everywhere a strap strap.

However, if you intend to use the strap to strop, then you'll probably want a strop.

James.

I use a small paddle strop when I travel. Easy to throw in the bag and go.

You could always get a piece of balsa and throw it in your bag on your trip.

The balsa strop I made is probably about 8-10" long and all I did was contact cement a 1.5" wide piece of balsa onto a paint stir (free at Lowe's or Home Depot, just ask em.)

Got the balsa at a hobby/craft store for like, $2. The only thing I had to do was cut off the piece of balsa the size I want, but it's so soft, you can do it with a pocket knife easily. My piece of balsa was 3" wide, so i just marked it with a ruler and pencil and cut it off, cemented it to the stir, lightly sanded it flat, and pasted it with CrOx.

It works great, it's easy AND cheap to make, and easily carried on trips. Not to mention, if it gets lost, you only lost ~$0.50 worth of materials

*EDIT* Some hobby stores like Michaels, etc. carry pieces of leather as well. You could always pick up a piece and throw it in your bag, or glue it to the balsa instead of pasting it. Might not be real thick or great, but it should work

So if you bring your regular strop, do you roll it up really tight? Tennis ball size? Or slack? Like a lasso? How do you protect it from bending, etc. in your bag? Which side out, which side in? If you lay it flat, wont it bend and crumple when your bag gets thrown around the airport, on the plane, into the airport again, etc..

First off: thanks for making my day Jimbo

Second: I have some car seatbelt on the way, not that it helps you for now.

Third: Take a trip to the junkyard nearest you and cut off a nice length of seatbelt for yourself. The tube woven stuff, none of that melted edges business.