Hannah and I used up some scrap leather and scrap 3/4″ plywood to make a half a dozen strops. I usually make them in small quantities and toss the ones that get gouged up straightaway because once gouged there’s a tendency for them to worsen quite quickly. These are my favourite size of 3″ by…
Why strops? You ask. Why not stones to 25-30,000 grit? I think that sometimes we must look beyond what magazine articles say and certainly what the catalog companies project on their pages too. Within our present age of mass-information, there exists an undercurrent that usually goes undetected yet this undercurrent carries within its sway the…
Dear Paul, I recently saw you at the woodworking convention in Baltimore, Maryland. I purchased your book and DVD’s and I love them. I’m getting started with setting up a wood shop in my basement and after seeing how much it costs to purchase a strop, I’ve decided to make my own, but I wanted to know how you make yours….