Thread: Interesting Paddle

I saw a 2-sided paddle strop that was really a strip leather stretched over a metal frame. Would that be more effective than the regular paddle? What are the benefits of having one of those?

That is called a loom strop, and it is very nice design. Basically a stretched hanging strop, so no need for stretching...

Nenad

Thanks. I guess this is an on-going learning process.

Lynn shows off a couple in his video. He also sells maestro versions, or you can get a different version (streich-reiman I think) from Crowley.

No $$$ for the video right now. So what are the benefits over a regular paddle if used with pastes?

I've got a vintage one as well as a new one. They are nice other than having a small surface area on most of them. Mine is 1 1/4" x 8". They need to have the tension released when not being used as the leather will often bow if left taught.

I would think the Maestro's version are better engineered than the inexpensive ones and are likely a lot wider too.

I also have a version built around a wooden center piece so one has the stretched leather on two sides and hard, pasted wood on the other two. Kind of the best of both worlds provided it does not bow.

Tony

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

I saw a 2-sided paddle strop that was really a strip leather stretched over a metal frame. Would that be more effective than the regular paddle? What are the benefits of having one of those?

This is a very nice design. It has the advantage that you can set the tension on the paddle. That way, you can adjust it to have exactly the feel of you hanging strop, or whatever feel you want.

Originally Posted by Joe Lerch

It has the advantage that you can set the tension on the paddle.

It also has the disadvantage of being huge! The Maestro's versions in Lynns dvd were really quite bulky.

Originally Posted by drsch3

It also has the disadvantage of being huge! The Maestro's versions in Lynns dvd were really quite bulky.

Mine is not. It's the same width as a flat paddle strop, but it has the same height. It's not something you'd travel with, but it's not like the ones in Lynn's cd.

The Jemico and Streichen models are considerably smaller than Lynns. It depends on what you were after....portable or for home use. Again, Lynn's are the Rolls Royce of this design.

I can get the Jemico models if anyone is interested at around the cost of my 4 sided paddles.

Tony