Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:32:57 -0500, wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:50:17 -0500, wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:55:52 -0500,
wrote:

On 1/24/2012 7:00 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:32:57 -0500, wrote:
Can anyone recommend a suitable leather source/product for this purpose
(cows excluded)?

Tanned, 1" or wider is what I used. I think it was 10oz. 4-5mm or
3/16". http://tinyurl.com/7oabn8y I had bought scraps (5# for $5)
from a carriage, chest, and harnessmaker back on the East coast.
Glue the rough side down, smear some green on 'er, and hone away!
I think mine's about 1-1/2" wide by 15" long on a piece of baltic
birch plywood.


Larry, Thanks for the suggestion/link. The vegetable-tanned leather
doesn't sound like the right stuff,

Veg, brain, or chrome, it don't think it matters for a strop.
http://tinyurl.com/7t699yn


so I'm going try my old belt which
is a full 1/8" thick (too) and convenient. Hopefully, the embossing
won't be an issue. - W.W.

It will. I recommend against it, unless the back is smooth and can be
charged.

Ratts! I was afraid of that.



As always, thank you for your support!

That'll be $37.50. Got my account numbers?

I guess so, but I don't have $37.50 handy. ; )

I know. You have failed to pay any of the other tickies, either.
I'll add it to your bill, Bill.

Thanks Larry, You are very kind!

In case anyone else is interested in building his or her own strop, I
ordered an 8-9 oz (leather is not perfectly uniform thickness, hence the
range), 8/64"-9/64" thick, 1 1/2" wide, 50" long, "Tandy" brand,
vegetable-tanned strap, for about $17.50 including S&H. Product is
available in alot of widths and from Amazon and E-bay.

It is merely my guess and hope that this item will be suitable for a
strop. The basis for my guess is that unembossed belts are considered
usable, and this is a "belt-blank". It's a carvable one at that, so I
anticipate that it will have the suitable firmness/pliability.

Wikipedia has some useful information about leather. Cheers!