Thread: fabric strop material

ah gotcha I think Ill make my strop second from felt this time around and just build it in a way that they can be changed out!

For me, hanging strops work best with linen, moat of the strops i make have a piece of old fire hose (washed with softener a few times as Euclid said) altough some of that 3 inch cotton old fashion webbing shoud do just fine... you can also try just using some linen fabric, like if go search in amazon for "linen bakers couche", youll find high quality linen cloth.... and then use some ironing cloth tape to fold the sides back and stick them to the front... you'll end up with a belt twoce as tick as the cloth which work better... and the fabric ends on the back should not loose cause they are stuck in place by the glued tape.

Now it seems like you have decided for felt, so maybe for next time

To make it easy to change, people commonly use 'chicago screws' They're not as cheap as the rivets you probably already have though.

Originally Posted by Swifty2point0

ah gotcha I think Ill make my strop second from felt this time around and just build it in a way that they can be changed out!

I'd suck it up and buy a vintage linen of any brand that says "silk finish" on it and that is clean and unused. Should be about $25, but it will pay you back in spades with actual use (unless you like to hone a lot, it does put a severe cramp on how often you have to hone).