Jun 13, 2007 · Cut the leather just slightly larger than the strop base. Apply rubber cement to strop base and ruff side of leather, all that is needed is a very lite coat just enough to make it …

Mar 11, 2010 · Is the leather soaked (immersed) in the tanning solution? If so, wouldn't that allow for deeper absorption of the silicates into the leather? I can understand how some strops are …

Dec 29, 2008 · What is best for cleaning/maintaining/restoring a leather strop? Denatured alcohol, iso alcohol or olive oil?

Jun 25, 2008 · My barber strop has coarse and smooth elements. The coarse element is a linen strop which is joined to a smooth leather strop at the hanging end (a snap swivel). The leather …

Mar 1, 2010 · Hi all, I'm not able to find some leather at the moment to make a strop, so I was wondering what is the best stropping material to use with only...

Jul 1, 2009 · After the leather dries completely, I mount it on a piece of wood using contact cement spread very thinly to keep the leather smooth and flat. For a strop for convex edges I …

May 5, 2008 · A strop without compound relies upon the natural silicates in the leather to do the polishing. These silicates are most abundant in compressed vegetable tanned leather and do …

Oct 20, 2004 · I made myself a strop. It is some heavy leather glued to a piece of 2x4. I mounted the smooth side of the leather out. I went to sears and got a stick of green CrO compound and …

Apr 12, 2009 · From little snippets of information from what I have been told jewelers rouge will improve the stropping when applied to the strop. So I now have a big bag of red jewelers …

May 10, 2011 · I've heard a few people say it's impractical to use a strop on a pocket knife and that a razor sharp edge on a pocket knife (like that which can be obtained by stropping) will …