Quote Originally Posted by Stubear View Post
Theres two threads going on at the moment which should be useful:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...p-leather.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...e-leather.html

Have a look at those as they should give you some good pointers!
Thanks for the links stubear i already read those but the thickness wasnt specified that's where i worry ... if the strop will be oo thin ... what then?

Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
Julian, looking at a number of strops, both new and vintage, they are in the neighborhood of 1/8" thick. Usually horsehide back in the old days. Cowhide works too. There is a member in Australia, IIRC, who has made strops of Kangaroo leather with good results. The default for the old pro barber strops was 2 1/2 wide x 24" long. In more recent times the 3" wide strop is more common. If you know what your preference is, one is probably as good as the other.
Thanks for the reply Jimmy it's real helpfull...what is 1/8 of an inch in mm? i dont mean to be a pain in the BB but im not realy talented at imperil measurements...

thanks for your patience...

so... in a word if i find a piece of leather that's good enough ... i will try the cow hide... it should be ok right? can the finish on the leather interfere with the stropping? i think the leathers i saw had a finish on them like... they were using them for bags and stuff i think... thanks alot

Best Regards,

Iulian