home made board strop for CrOX

[MedicineMan]

I found a leather dealer near by and was going to pick up some strips of Veg leader for a board strop If I make one for CrOX crayon from SRD which side of the leather should I use for the CroX? Or does it matter?

Cheers

[tcrideshd]

Smooth side, and there is a lot of other substrates ou can use, even the inside of a cereal box, balsa, linen, jeans, look in the Larry you should find instructions on how to sate it. It don take much. Tc

[Euclid440]

Yup, the smooth side, you want 2.5 -3 inches, you don’t need wider. Make sure to use, Razor Quality pure Chrome Oxide, not hardware store or polishing, Green Compound. Those are not pure Chrome Oxide and contain other abrasives that are aggressive and will leave a harsh edge.

When applying the Chrome Oxide, you don’t need much, too much will get messy and may contaminate your leather strop. 3 inch X’s are plenty.

MDF makes a good smooth substrate, just glue on with most any glue, Yellow woodworking glue works fine.

Here is Chrome Oxide and Cerium Oxide on a Sail Cloth polyester canvas strop.

[MedicineMan]

Thanks guys! I'm thinking of making a couple. One for Chrome Oxide and one for daily use.

tcrideshd,

How's the weather in Oakland? Humidity ramping up yet?

Marty,

I'll probably bring the finished product with me for your inspection.

Smooth shaves and cheers,

Jer

[tcrideshd]

It's getting hot and the humidity is staying above 90% but if you ride fast enough you never get sweaty! Tc

[MedicineMan]

Ha...Just moved from the Gulf Coast last year. I remember some mornings in July and August riding into work at 0430 in the morning sweating a puddle in my britches if I didn't keep the speed up. Stop lights KILLED ME!

[MedicineMan]

What would be the difference between Bosom vs leather?
I'm thinking of making the paddle out of Bosom and attaching the leather to one side then having the option for either side. Any unforeseen problems with that?

[Euclid440]

Are you meaning Bison?

The trouble with double sided paddle strops is contamination. When you set the strop down, one side will pick up whatever is on the surface, so storage becomes problematic.

I have Vintage, pasted, 2 sided strops, that come in a cardboard slip case that are marked, as to which side of the case goes with the strop, so as not to cross contaminate the pasted surfaces.
You could make a case from cardboard and do the same, or make 2 separate paddles and hang them.

Contamination is always an issue, especially with a pasted strop. Just airborne dust is a problem. I wipe my hanging leather strops daily before use. It has long been recommended to rub your hand on leather strops to condition a strop, with oils from your skin. I think really they were more concerned with cleaning than oiling. I wipe them about once a week with a damp clean microfiber cloth.

I have made strops from paper, for use with Nano grit CBN, up to .10um about 160k grit. The problem I have found is, airborne contamination. After about a year dust particles larger than the CBN are on the strop and will scratch the bevel. There is no way to clean the strops, so I cut off the rings and make a new one.

Hanging is also an alternative. It is not that hard and all you really need are a 2-inch D ring and some Chicago screws.

Here are some photos of hangers I have made to attach to leather strops and some for paper and sailcloth.

[MedicineMan]

Thanks Marty. I was wondering about contamination. I meant using Bosom wood as the substrate. Actually I most likely will just make two paddles: one leather and one bosom wood, and then make a hanging leather (I see myself getting caught up in the whole thing and making a few just to play with...after I get basic stropping and shaving down!)

Marty love the pics. Really looking forward to meeting.

[Phrank]

I made a Japanese type linen strop board, have been using it for quite awhile, really fantastic and easy to use, as the particles get further embedded in the linen, improves it's performance so I'm told...fyi in case you're interested:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...ing-board.html