some leather availed, now what?

[mahtay]

I just went down to the op shop and bought a 50c 80's midriff leather belt. Very thin leather and grainy but seem like the real deal and is about 4 inches wide at the thinnest portion. (Yes thinnest of it's width, it's about 5-6 inches where the buckles are.)

The strops I see in the shops are quite thick and dense and seem smooth-will this leather do a similar job? Or will it need treatment? It has the old style double buckles so I have hung it from them on the bathroom door and am slowly stropping and with no pressure trying it out-I usually use newspaper as I don't yet have a bought strop so I can't compare...

Plus I am in Australia and can get kangaroo leather as cheap as chips-again can I use it straight up (I don't mean on a bench) or do I need to treat it and make a backing for it to be a hanging strop?

Any input to my rapidly growing knowledge would be appreciated...

mahtay

[lz6]

You will probably get some more information from the members but I would say you do not need to treat that existing leather you just got with anything. The surface it has may work well for stropping before you go to a much smoother piece
of leather. If you have access to roo you will find that it makes a fantastic finishing strop. Roo is thin and very strong you
can keep it taut and it will not stretch out of shape on you. We have a couple of members who make roo strops and are
your Country mates as well.
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