Thread: Homemade Bench Pasted Strop

I made a bench strop yesterday out of scraps and so far I'm happy with it. I'm a newbie though so I wouldn't know the difference. It is a walnut base with 5/8" redwood for the top. I know balsa is the wood of choice but I have this nice quarter sawn redwood laying around and figured it was soft enough to use for this purpose. It was simply glued to the base with indexing pins to keep it located,lapped with 150 on glass and then a thin layer of crox applied. Rubber feet will be added today.
Has anyone used anything other than balsa for pasted strops?
Rob