New Cotton Strop

[DonVonMunt]

I just finished making this cotton strop and thought i would share it with you folks.

I used an inkle loom to weave the cotton yarn into a 2" strap, after cutting the strap to length i used a sewing machine to hem the tips. The handles i shaped from some whitewood 2x4 that i had laying around in my shop, i cut a 1" inch deep slot in the ends of the handles that the cotton strap slides into. After drilling the holes through the handles i used a pencil sharpenner to sharpen the 3/16 dowel and punched it through the hole and fabric and then sanded it smooth on each side. I cut a slot through the top of the cap with a dado blade and then drilled a hole through the side. I held the snaphook in place while a punched another piece of 3/16 dowel through the hole in the side locking the snaphook in place.

I am quite impressed with how well it works, i currently have crox on one side and it works great. Im gonna try weaving some bamboo silk for the next one with maybe some red oak hardware, the bamboo silk is awfully smooth and a little cheaper than 100% silk yarn.

Hope you hobby strop makers find this post useful.