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    Quote Originally Posted by MannyL View Post
    After reading this I made my first strop it is made out of Deer hide.
    That looks great!
    I was under the impression that deer hide would not make a good hanging strop because it tends to stretch, but had considered it for a paddle strop. I did not have time to deal with my hides last year but hopefully I will give it a shot (bad pun there) this year. Please let us know how your strop works out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    That looks great!
    I was under the impression that deer hide would not make a good hanging strop because it tends to stretch, but had considered it for a paddle strop. I did not have time to deal with my hides last year but hopefully I will give it a shot (bad pun there) this year. Please let us know how your strop works out.
    Would be interesting to see how deer hide works out. The roo strop I made a while back was very flexible, gave it to my youngest son. Would recommend roo hide to anyone starting out, seems to be very forgiving.
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    Yes I have a couple of roo strops. When one was stolen I went ahead and replaced it because I really like them.

    Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a kangaroo in Minnesota yet. There probably are some at the zoo but that might be a lot of hassle, what with the police and all.
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    I'm not sure how long your arms are, but I'm 6'2" with proportionate arms, and I seldom use more than 18" of strop...they're longer (maybe 24"), but i can only make an 18" pass with the razor flush on the leather.
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    This is my first attempt to make one but I'm not even sure if it works yetAttachment 216539
    It's a 2.5 x 32in paddle strop backed with a piece of red oak and is double sided. I've been thinking about cutting it in half
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    My home made roo (100% Aussie kangaroo). Ends made of hide, handle made of tail. No stiching on this particular piece, because I chose to do the ends they way they are.. a bit natural looking, so only glued together. Going strong after maybe 18 months of daily use. Love the roo.. in hindsight, it should have perhaps been a paddle strop, but this works, too.

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    My first was locally sourced roo from a leather outlet and webbing from a saddlery. Still probably my favorite and best performing strop
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    I would recomend getting an edger to cut the corners off the leather strip, and a punch for holes. Other than that, most of your bookbinding tools should work pretty well.
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    I would recommend a stitching hole puncher, too. The diamond shaped one(s). They are awesome, saddle stitching is a breeze with those. I got mine from Japan. Thats's for those who prefer to stitch the ends, rather than use chicago screws and such...
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    I have used my deer hide strop this last week and it is amazing. It is a bit thin and has a little stretch but it works great!!
    I did find out that the Tandy leather stores have Roo hide so will I be making one very soon. By the way it is a great feeling using a self made strop!!
    Last edited by MannyL; 10-28-2015 at 06:09 AM.
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