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08-06-2011, 03:49 PM #1
Quick change balsa wood paddle strop
My first attempt at making a balsa strop, its a little bit rough but its a first attempt.
This is an idea for an easy replacement balsa wood paddle strop as all the other ones i have seen involved gluing down the balsa wood. To me that didn't seem practical due to how soft balsa wood is.
Once the balsa wood gets damaged or worn just remove it and replace it with ease, no sanding back, removing glue and risking damaging the paddle.
This was made from a solid piece of 80mm x 340mm x 19mm jarrah. I routed the initial grove and chiseled out the majority then finished it with a hand plane leveling the center, then sanded and applied a hard banishing oil.
The inner sides of the paddle has a slight bevel so when the balsa wood slides in to place it compresses slightly and sits in very tight so it wont move at all once in place (as you can see in the video).
All it needs is a quick lap, some CrOx and its all good for stropping!
I have searched through the forums and i haven't found a design like this, not saying there isn't one already but if there is i couldn't find it. If there is one like this let me know!
Hope you guys like it and get some ideas from it!
Last edited by Brighty83; 08-07-2011 at 09:31 AM.
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08-07-2011, 01:57 AM #2
Good idea and a great job! Thanks.
Bob
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08-07-2011, 12:34 PM #3
Hey that's not a bad idea at all. I like it
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08-07-2011, 02:48 PM #4
Pretty interestiing. I was wondering what holds it place. I see it just fits snuggly in there. I've never used Balsa wood to hone on, although it's popular. Is is subject to damage, once is pasted with crox?
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08-07-2011, 03:23 PM #5
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08-07-2011, 03:37 PM #6
I agree, it is a very very soft and light wood but general stropping shouldn't damage it. What will damage it is if you knock it, accidentally pressing your blade too hard will dent it etc
If someone haven't felt balsa wood i would say it its very soft, soft enough to press your finder through it with a bit of force 'or' it would at least put a serious dent in the wood.
I guess it would be about the same weight as polystyrene but twice to three times as durable as polystyrene. Even if you put the spine of your razor down on it too hard it might dent it. Just don't touch it with the bevel lol
So with proper care it should last but it doesn't take much at all to destroy it.
Have you ever felt balsa wood?Last edited by Brighty83; 08-07-2011 at 04:01 PM.
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08-07-2011, 02:45 PM #7
I made some balsa strops similar to this last year http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...er-strops.html well done on doing them by hand!
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09-13-2011, 05:51 AM #8
You could always use long flat magnets and some glue. If you dremmel out shallow x patterns between the wood and the magnet, the glue won't cause any lifting. Just glue the felt to another magnet for quick changing. Plus it makes it easy to store the different felt strips since you can stick magnets on the wall or side of the shave den