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I did it.Made me a strop :D
Hi everybody,
Just like the title says,i made me a strop... Here it goes,not the first thread of this kind and you can see in the pics where i got the inspiration from :D
First you see the tools,then the strip of leather i got from a belt makers shop its about 1 1/2 meters long,8 cm wide and 3 mm thick and somewhat rigid ( please tell me if i can use some olive oil to rub in the leather surface to make it more soft so it can make full contact with the razor on all the lenght )
Then i cut 2 square pieces that i draw and cut some triangles in for the D rings to fit... then i hammer the holes for the rivets... i made two trips for the rivets because the first ones were too small for 1 cm of leather...so i got bigger ones wich i hammered without a rivet setter coz i couldt find that... but its all good looks dont bother me as long as it functions :)
You can see the marks of the hammer better on the back of the rivets...
Now... please tell me what could i improve for my next DIY strop because i am thinking about something out of horsehide ... because that is thinner and it will deff make more contact with the blade if thinner .... should i make the next strip 7 cm wide because the 8 cm is slightly wider than my dovos blade... i will add a pic of the strop with the razor on top so you can see if someone wants to.And also if someone is interested i can type in the prices for everything aswell.
Let me know if you have any questions i will gladly answer each one.
Thanks alot for taking the time to read this, your opinions mean alot
Best Regards,
Iulian