Thread: advice, making a pasted strop

I'd like to try a CrO strop and bought a latigo replacement piece from SRD for this purpose. When I got it it was just TOO nice and I'm having second thoughts about smearing this beautiful piece of leather with green gook.

How about making the poor man's canvas strop out of a pair of jeans for this purpose? Will that suffice? If not, how about a chunk of balsa? Pakistani ebay special? My wife's favorite linen table cloth? (honestly, Honey, the girl must have spilled that split pea soup)

Goog

Originally Posted by greatgoogamooga

I'd like to try a CrO strop and bought a latigo replacement piece from SRD for this purpose. When I got it it was just TOO nice and I'm having second thoughts about smearing this beautiful piece of leather with green gook.

How about making the poor man's canvas strop out of a pair of jeans for this purpose? Will that suffice? If not, how about a chunk of balsa? Pakistani ebay special? My wife's favorite linen table cloth? (honestly, Honey, the girl must have spilled that split pea soup)

Goog

As you saw on my strop, the denim canvas strop works well. It's in the Wiki under the DIY section, posted by another member (how I got the idea.)

I also have a balsa strop I made myself and it works very well. the only thing is if you use it very much, you need to lap it to make sure it stays flat.

Forget the Pakastani ebay special tho

I will likely be down on Saturday for the day, if you need anything, so let me know

Oh and just to throw it out there, if you ever need a haircut when I make it down there, just let me know. I like to keep in practice on the weekends when I can

Would you paste the canvas strop?


Goog

Oh yeah, I'm due for a haircut now that you mention it. Can you shave lightning bolts into the sides? My students would think that's cool

Goog

Originally Posted by greatgoogamooga

I'd like to try a CrO strop and bought a latigo replacement piece from SRD for this purpose. When I got it it was just TOO nice and I'm having second thoughts about smearing this beautiful piece of leather with green gook.

How about making the poor man's canvas strop out of a pair of jeans for this purpose? Will that suffice? If not, how about a chunk of balsa? Pakistani ebay special? My wife's favorite linen table cloth? (honestly, Honey, the girl must have spilled that split pea soup)

Goog

A poor man's canvas strop on wood....
Snag a bit of wood about half an inch thick
more than two inches wide and less than four
about two feet long. Find a like size bit of
canvas or denim at a fabric store and glue
the fabric to the wood with contact cement
(or wrap the wood and staple on the back).
An old pair of blue jeans that are going to
be cut off for shorts yields one leg for
strop fabric and one leg to make a sandbag
for the range or camera tripod.

I appreciate the replies I'm getting. let me clarify a bit more. will a canvas strop work as well as a leather strop for the purpose of making a pasted strop?

Goog

I've pasted the fabric side of an old strop and it works very well, so I dont think you have to use CrOx, or anything else for that matter, on just leather.

My diamond spray is on a denim flatbed hone as well, and that works great!

So to answer your question, material is fine for a pasted strop. Just dont apply to much paste. A little goes a long way with this stuff!

I would recommend that you don't initially glue cloth to whatever surface you choose. If you don't glue correctly, if you use the wrong type glue, if it tightens or loosens the cloth inconsistently you will have an unusable strop. And, then you've gone thru extra work not even knowing whether CrOx and cloth will be your finally used product.

Find a board 12 inches long, or whatever length you choose. Stretch the cloth over the board and hold at the ends with several thick rubber bands. Now, strop!

If it works, then make something more elegant using glue, etc, etc.

But Larry, I just ordered one of your poor man's leather strops! you're supposed to tell me what a great pasted strop it will make

I reckon I could use a travel strop.

Goog

Originally Posted by greatgoogamooga

But Larry, I just ordered one of your poor man's leather strops! you're supposed to tell me what a great pasted strop it will make Goog

I was referring to pasting cloth to something solid. I did that once, and the glue didn't dry uniformly, and the cloth stretched. My fault. But, just warning about that possibility.

The Poor Man Strop Kit with upgrade has the hanging leather strop. Different beast.

(I think the indicates humor. Just making sure it's clear for others.)