Thread: Soilarch's $7 Strops

If the leather isn't to your liking then this is the time to use the sandpaper. You've got to use your own judgment here. Sand it, clean it very well, and then put a little lexol/neatsfoot on it to slick it back down.

Take the little tag of leather and cut it like so:


Double over the one of your mini-tags and thread it through the bottom hole of your "finished" strop like this:


Double over the top-end of your "finished" strop to make a loop:


I use bullets, use can use anything you like or nothing at all. The leather is squeezed in there tight enough you don't need anything for it to stay together.


Cut out the middle section of the cinch strap that has all the holes in it BUT BE SURE to leave at least 1 hole left on the bigger pieces! If you want to fold the second strop over like the first leave 2 holes. I left 3, because I can


Now you almost have 3 strops for less than the price of 1:


Finish the other 2 however you'd like, and run some type of cordage through the loops to hang them by. Here are some examples, with the 3 new strops on the right:


They've averaged me about $7 a piece.

For a beginner I'd certainly recommend this. Get some Chromium Oxide paste to work into the one strop, use the second to practice on and leave the more presentable "finished" strop for daily use.