Thread: My New Strops.

Hello everyone!

I have been a hobbiest leatherworker for a few years now and I'd like to show you my Strops!

Here are a few shots, the first is the 1.25-1.5inch wide model and makes a good practice or first strop.

These are the top notch model using premium grade Veg Tan leather, 2inch or 3 inches wide and ranging in length.

“Cordovan – leather made from the shell of a horse butt, viz. from a kidney-shaped, very compact layer occurring in the butt of equine animals only, and isolated by removing the skin layer above and below it. It is vegetable tanned and curried.”

Ahhh! Feeling, not selling!
Perhaps a fabric component?

Nice looking leather work swifty.
The reddish ones in particular look quite nice.

Mods made and thread is open again.

Well-Done!

Ill be looking to add a fabric component as soon as I can find a decent source of linen webbing! I have some felt I was thinking of using but I've heard its so/so for dia-spray


and thanks Mike! those ones are my favourite too, reminds me of the classic red Latigo leather


and to the mods thanks for the prompt and kind guidance!

Hemp webbing is also an option for a second component. I have a couple of strops with a very nice herring bone weaved hemp second. Leather work is one of those things that I have done very little of. There is some nice leather work being shown in the thread "we have skills too"