Thread: My 1st home made hanging strop

Hi Jeltz.

You finished it then, very very nice im liking it! If you do make another with the materials left over put my name on the purchase of it please. Hope you enjoy it extra for making it yourself. Nice one

Cheers MW.

Originally Posted by xMackx

That looks beautiful, did you use a sowing awl or just use a thick needle? How does that wooden handle feel when stropping? Looks great!

The handle feels great, Mick is quite right I used a saddles needle. which was a fairly snug fit so I had to push it through with an off-cut of leather at times.

Originally Posted by MoreWhisky

Hi Jeltz.

You finished it then, very very nice im liking it! If you do make another with the materials left over put my name on the purchase of it please. Hope you enjoy it extra for making it yourself. Nice one

Cheers MW.

Thanks MW,

To be honest I can't see me going into production, it was fun to make but took about 4 hours in total to do.

Jeltz, I would not recommend the off cut method of pushing a needle through. I've been speared using that method myself. I recommend using a pair of pliers or making the holes a tad larger (not always possible).
You get faster the more you do. trust me on that mate, you get your measurements down pat and just start knocking them out.


Mick

Thanks for the tips