Thread: What are you working on?

Need your help on this one fellas. I recently found this illinois strop #835. I've cleaned and neatsfoot oiled it and it strops nice. The linen side feels like it's really stiff and almost waxy. Any info I can find on the 835 says it cow hide but this is a horse hide. Any info?

Finished pinning the #74 in the Cocobolo scales this evening.

Two sleeves and the pin for the front hole.



Pin filled in the hole very well and i was able to get it nice and flat. Great idea Tom, Thanks!!



No finish.. just went with Howards Feed & Wax and Ren Wax.



Cocobolo, Aluminum Spacer, Black vulcanized fiber with a CA coat, and a Holly spacer.



Ready for the stones.



Tom thanks again for this razor. Its a sweet feeling blade in the hand and cant wait to hone it right up.

I think i may have another Henckels around here somewhere that needs a set of scales..

Great job,,,,,,,

Cheferik, your strop looks very similar to my Illinois 6454 except mine doesn't have handles. The linen on mine was dirty and greasy when I got it so I washed in the washing machine on gentle and let it air dry. It came out clean with no shrinkage. I dressed the linen with a chunk of plumber's lead. I always assumed the linen was fire hose because it is a tube. Regardless, I really like it and the draw on the leather is glass smooth.

I originally thought of fire hose but it's a single sheet.it's also very rigged, stiff. It works well but I'm use to my dovo linen strop.

May I have my razor back now?

Looks awesome.

I was secretly hoping you would have done the front hole, long tang thing!

Looks great. Nice work.

Very nice results, great looking razor. Thanks for showing about filling in the second pivot hole.

Yes, as above mentioned, very nice work.
Erik, those hollowed scales are cool and really show off the etching. Neat ideas floating around here gents.Nice work,

Thanks for the compliments guys!