Thread: Made a couple of leather strops

Hi Guys, I went out and got some leather and made a couple of strops for myself, cut out the handles out of a piece of Jarrah wood I have left over from making some furniture years ago. The bridle leather is 6mm thick x 73mm wide with a heavy suede on the back and its usable length is 51cm with a 74cm overall length, the hook is from 4mm stainless. The second I made from a 5mm thick smaller leather piece and ended up with a usable length of 34cm and same width. Coated them with Neatsfoot oil on both sides and the handles. I still have one more small piece of leather left so might turn it into a paddle board strop at a later stage. I think they should last for quite a while.

Very nice looking pieces.

Nothing like doing it yourself. They look great!

Nice, are those copper rivets?

Pick up a snap swivel and your all set.

Nice work.

Thanks fellas, yes they are copper although I am not sure if I would call them a rivet in the traditional type of metal rivet, it's a rod with a flat end, you put it through a hole in something and then add a washer and then ball peen over the rod which forms a mushroom head which locks the washer on, same as the ones on razor scales but much bigger, I got them and the leather from a Saddlery manufacturer. I did think about getting a snap swivel, but as I hang it off a strong hook I put in the bathroom wall in the wall, the belt stays level when I strop and so didn't end up needing one.

Cheers

Ed.

Here’s what I 'm talking about, $1.25 at my local ACE Hardware.

The swivel works great to vary the angle of the strop, to keep it on the same plane with the razor. This, I believe is one of the reasons people nick strops, trying to adjust the razor and your wrist to match the angle of the strop.

It is much better to match the strop plane to your most comfortable stropping angle. Also works great for holding multiple strops.

I attach it to a fixed point with a piece of Para Cord or a Carabiner. The best buck and a quarter, I’ve spent.

I’m a big fan of making life easier.

beautiful work!I am inspired to try a project myself