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hi there,
I am new to the forum and I just started to shave with a straight razor.
I am the kind of guy who likes making things rather than buying, and a strop looks like a perfect project, the
only problem I have are the swivel rings, just can't find any decent size and quality one! does anyone know where should I look for it?
Thanks a lot!
Do these look strong enough or what you are talking about?
Something like that, but with a D ring on one end, wide enough to hold the strop width.
Thanks for the link
Welcome. Tandy will also have d links
Welcome to the forum BTW let us know how the leather work goes
For a simple approach, you could install a brass grommet at one end and then tie the strop to a doorknob/hook with a leather lace. Good luck with your project.
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This is easy also just a metal tube with thonging through it
thanks for all the kind links, advice and pictures!
Tandy leather had the D rings I was looking for, but at £9.50 each + 7 (s-e-v-e-n!!) delivery I was, ehm, slihtly unconfortable with that! :D So I found a brass belt bucle bigger than the D ring, and I started to call it handle instead of buckle and looking at it horizontally... BEAUTIFUL!! money invested in it: £1. Even more beautiful... then I bought two brass hinges which I will fit to each end of my strop. I just need some brass rings and swivel hook, and my luxury strop will be done and ready to hang in my bathroom. And then will be followed by more sister strops to sell.
My favourite quotation: the difficulty of doing something arises by assuming there is one.
To be continued... :)
work in progress...
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If you are in an area that has a West Marine, they carry a lot of hardware for sailboats that could be put to use. I am not usually a big fan of blowboats, but they do have some really cool hardware.
Hi everyone!
I managed to get my strope ready to use, even if I stilla want change a couple of things, when I will find things of appropriate size, material and appearance... might take a while, but now I can use it and, I think, it works really well. It measures about 60cm, and 10 wide, 24inches x 4, for metric system lovers... :D If I should do it again, I will make it one inch narrower and not so heavy as it tends to knock the door quite loudly...
this is a full grain, ved tanned leather about 3mm thick. Any thoughts on taking care of it? will it need oiling at some point?
check it out and tell me what you think...
thanks!
Riccardo
Nice solution! looks pretty sturdy.
Made my own D-rings today out of 6mm brass rod. Will put up the result as soon as I get some pics of the strops.
I thought as well about getting a bras rod and bending it to a D ring shape, I just wasn't sure if I should have welded it or not. I would like to see yours. I might go this way next time, and use brass sheet instead of hinges, which are quite heavy...
Clever use of a piano hinge. I like the finished product. Nice work.
Palm rubbing is the preferred treatment and maintenance of strops AFAIK.
You could rub a very small amount of mink oil, or neetsfoot into your palm and then rub that against the strop. I use that technique on my bridal leather strop and it works quite effectively.
Every few months till its subtle, then as required.
Cheers.
Beautyfull strop , well done . Butt i think / houp im not right / that no matter how good and hard you pull this widht strop will cupp. Mine homemade are a 3 inch wider and they ere cuping slightly somethimes
Butt 4 inch i dont know . looks amaizyng buy the way .
thanks for the kind words and advice. I made 3 holes on each hinge, so that if necessary, I can put te handle on the other end of the strope. Also is quite hevy, and I think that its weight should help to minimize the cupping if not to prevent. Then if it cups, well, lesson learnt!I have allready some ideas for another one... but what am I going to do with all these strops?? does anyone else have this thing about making strops after getting into to straight razors?
Great thread! Gave me some confidence to try to build a quality strop! Tandy leathers is just north of me in Illinois and there are also a couple of saddle shops nearby that carry some really nice leather.
Have you guys been using them? How they work out for you?
Can I trust ordering strop making material from Tandy? Will the leather be good enough quality? Has anyone done this?
