Thread: Thinking of making a hanging strop for the Stratocaster.

Now that I ordered all that nice HandAmerican Leather for the PSA mandrels and have at least two extra 3"x24" strips that I won't use up, I was wondering what to do with it.

Then while looking over at my DOVO Russian Leather hanging off the bathroom door, I thought the handle on the DOVO resembled the body of the Stratocaster Scales pretty closely. Hey, how about a nice custom hanging strop for the Strat?

So I threw this graphic together. The strop width is 3". (Changed to 2 1/4" wide strop and narrower handle. Looks much better)



No gags about the extra short strop, it is just to show the shape of the bottom and top fixtures. Both would be made out of 1/8" or 3/32" brass rod and I would add a swivel at the top.

Knowing myself, I will probalby make it, if only for the experience of it.

I have no clue yet as to how to go about it , but that has never stopped me before.

Any ideas, suggestions or comments are welcome.

If you tried making custom strops with handles or without I would appreciate any pointer you can give me.