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01-15-2010, 10:26 PM #1Senior Member
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Inexpensive/Quick Paddle Strops
I wanted to experiment with using paddle strops and testing various pastes. So I made these using some of the methods I read about here in the forum.
I went to Tandy and bought a 1.5 inch wide by 72 inch long cowhide strip for about $15. I also bought the Barge Cement there as well. At Home Depot I was looking at 1.5 inch wide poplar strips that were about $2 for four-foot lengths. However, I noticed these really nice yard-sticks that were the same size and seemed very stable and flat. They were 60 cents each so I bought three.
I cut the leather into 11-inch pieces and cut the yard sticks into 16-inch pieces. No ripping was required since the leather and the wood were already the same width.
You can see in the photo of the end-grain that they are quarter-sawn, so they should be stable. I don't think they will need any finish other than what ever they came with. (I don't plan to get them wet.)
These aren't much to look at, but they work great. They seem very flat and I haven't seen any tendency to warp. They came out to about $4 each for 6.
I included a regular old yard stick in the first photos to show that these Home Depot sticks were much stouter. They were in a bucket by the paint counter.
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01-15-2010, 11:15 PM
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Wow that's awesome. I've been wanting to try different pastes. I'm going to have to steal your idea.
Thanks!
01-15-2010, 11:18 PM
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01-16-2010, 12:12 AM
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Great concept
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01-16-2010, 04:11 AM
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Sure! I'll see what I can do.Originally Posted by BeBerlin
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Great work Matt.
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01-16-2010, 05:31 AM
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Like it!
Got a piece of 1/4" balsa from hobby lobby that I plan on doing the exact same thing to.....
....just waiting on my CrOx to get here. Instead of experimenting with different pastes I want to compare CrOx on leather/paddle vs. CrOx on straight Balsa.
Been using an inferior CrOx stick (I'm still ticked about that) on a hanging strop and it wasn't helping. Went back to an old balsa strop with RR.
01-16-2010, 05:29 PM
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I've tried CrOx on a canvas hanging strop, on leather bench hone, on paper over glass, etc. ( Haven't tried the balsa yet.) I'm still not sure which is best. I see conflicting advice on the forums.
Also: Some factors involved would be the softness (cushioning) of the surface, the concentration of the CrOx, and whether the crystals are embedded or rolling around on the surface.
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01-16-2010, 06:36 PM
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matt,
Nice idea and good looking execution. And these conflicting ideas you cite are what makes these forums fun. I get complete agreement most of the time from talking to the mirror.
