Sagging strop remedy

**mackie** · 03-03-2010, 04:53 PM

I have an idea for those who are having trouble with stroping. I took a thin piece of wood, about 1/4" or less and cut it to the same width and length of my strop. I then drilled a hole in one end and put the board under the leather and on top of the canvas of my strop. In other words between the two and used the strop. I did not glue it to anything. It just is held with the leather or canvas on top when using. This prevents sagging of the strop when stropping.

**fccexpert** · 03-03-2010, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by mackie

I have an idea for those who are having trouble with stroping. I took a thin piece of wood, about 1/4" or less and cut it to the same width and length of my strop. I then drilled a hole in one end and put the board under the leather and on top of the canvas of my strop. In other words between the two and used the strop. I did not glue it to anything. It just is held with the leather or canvas on top when using. This prevents sagging of the strop when stropping.

Why not just pull it tight?

**mackie** · 03-03-2010, 09:46 PM

There is always the problem of still letting it sag a little or cupping or rolling of the strop
I have read that several people were pulling it so tight that their arm was hurting and then finding out it was too much and asking how much should it sag etc.

**bobpell** · 03-03-2010, 11:34 PM

Kind of sounds like a hanging paddle strop.

Pelkey

**mackie** · 03-03-2010, 11:44 PM

It would give a newby the chance to strop without sagging or other problems, but they could also use the leather or canvas without the board to practice. I used to take the strop down and lay it on the table to strop because of not knowing how tight to pull it or whether I was holding it straight. This would prevent having to do that.

**bobpell** · 03-03-2010, 11:49 PM

Well I'm glad to see I'm not the only MacGyver clone in the crowd.

Pelkey

**bobpell** · 03-12-2010, 02:15 AM

Can you count to 10 before this guy is banned?

**Bruce** · 03-13-2010, 06:22 PM

Who me? What is it this time?

**bobpell** · 03-13-2010, 08:04 PM

No! No!

There was a post, completely off topic, totally spam. Advertising some sort of service for pay. I reported the post. The administrators must have erased the it.

So my comment looks kind of odd sitting there now I guess.

Pelkey

**Bruce** · 03-13-2010, 10:52 PM

I'm greatly relieved; my face is enormously thankful for the clarification as I'll be able to shave tomorrow without spasms of anxiety.

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