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10-01-2010, 12:39 AM #1
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10-17-2010, 03:21 AM #2
Idel Mind
Zib, by no means am I trying to this thread, but I just thought that others could post their creations here also...
Mine by no means is as nice as your's...
Today I was doing nothing thinking to myself, "self, let's make a paddle strop"...
There is a guy here at the camp that does leather work and I knew that he was coming through the gate... When he did, I was ready...
I handed him about 4 oz's of pipe tobacco and said, "you got any leather?", knowing he did, he said "what kind"...
I told him that I wanted to make a strop and he handed me about 4' of 9 oz leather strip. I took about 14" and told him I'd have more tobacco for him when he went out in the evening...
Anyway, I headed to the shop and looked around and found an old pallet... Ripped one of the slats off, had one of the guys rip it to 2" x 18" (roughly, who uses tape measures...)
Everything is basically done by hand, coping saw, rasp, sanding block and sand paper... My craftsmanship is NOT the best... So here is the prize "jewel" it will either work or it won't...
I'll cover the other side with cloth when I get home...
Wood: Free
Leather: 8 oz pipe tobacco
Time: Free
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10-17-2010, 03:36 AM #3
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10-17-2010, 03:53 AM #4
Last edited by NoseWarmer; 10-17-2010 at 02:01 PM.
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10-17-2010, 04:54 AM #5
Nicely done guys! I did a mock up today for the handle of a balsa paddle. I used the leather handle on my strop as a pattern and some 1/2" poplar. It feels pretty good in the hand, so I will do it for real this week.
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10-17-2010, 02:00 PM #6
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10-19-2010, 07:02 PM #7
Since this thread seems to be getting hijacked I will throw my homemade paddle in here. I made it from an old stake, .75 inches on all 4 sides, that I had used to level out the back yard and an old belt. First cut the ends off the stake to get rid of bad wood and the sharpened end. Then sanded it down smooth. Cut it to down to a length of 16 inches total. Then stained and polyurethane it. Then cut the belt into .75 in wide and 12 inch length strips. Then used contact cement to attach it to the wood.
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