Thread: Strop Leather

I'm thinking about making a 12" by 3" bench/paddle strop and would like some advise. I'm made a few strops for tools out of leather from Woodcraft. I'm not sure if this leather is very good for razors though. All I know is that it's vegetable tanned, which really means nothing to me. I'd understand if it was sun tanned but that's the only tanning process I know of.

There's a Tandy shop on the way to my daughter's house in Nashville and I'm usually up there 3 or 4 times a month. I've been looking at tandy's website and found some Latigo leather that I thought might be okay. I think I've seen latigo strops before but not sure. What would be a good leather for a razor strop and what weight is best?

Thanks and I apologize if this topic has been discussed a zillion times. BTW, I have a hanging strop and balsa strop I got from whippeddog.com. Right now, I'd just feel a little more comfortable with a bench strop that's a little wider than the hanging strop.