Strop build
Hi all,
Just today I finished up a new strop following along with Philips tutorial on Youtube. Just the rubber and brass pins remain, which I don't have on hand and all the shops closed this Monday so I will have to be patient to get some (the shipping is more than the parts).
I used a nice piece of straight grained beech here and I really love how it came out. I used a hand plane, chisel and rasp to flatten and shape the piece. There are 3 coats of boiled linseed oil on the wood and the leather has been treated with the same oil for hardening.
The leather I used here is some spruce bark tanned 2.2mm veg tan which has some good tight grain and firm temper. The other side has some canvas sailing cloth, I couldn't for the life of me find the iron on version Philip used so sailing canvas was the next best thing. Now I have about 3 metres of that leftover to use for future burnishing 🙄
@Leathercraft Masterclass Thank you Philip! I appreciate it 😁
I definitely hope to use it for many years to come :)
Just waiting for stores to open to pick up some rubber for the end.