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Horsehide Strops

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One of my coworkers needed a strop for his shop. I offered to make it if he would supply two pieces of finished maple, so I could make me a new one too. I contact cemented the leather to the maple. I crushed red rouge and put into denatured alcohol. I brushed this onto the horse hide and worked it in by stropping my knives. This is the first tool I have made that not only gets the job done, but actually looks nice too.

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Looks great and I am sure works great as well.

How well do you think the contact cement will hold up over time?

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I am thinking it will hold up well. If it doesn't, I will add some small brads. I like the fact that this one doesn't have any nails on it, as I had to watch the ones on my old strop to keep from nicking a blade.

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Looks really nice......if that contact cement was applied correctly...and I'm assuming it was....it will hold up indefinitely. You would need pliers, chisels, etc. to take it apart.

I've learned recently that horse butts makes the best strops.....and no compound needed. I've made mine that way.

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These are made from hard jacked horse butt from Siegel's. I am glad to hear you don't need the polishing compound, because it didn't soak in all that well. They worked really well when I used them though.

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Looks really nice......if that contact cement was applied correctly...and I'm assuming it was....it will hold up indefinitely. You would need pliers, chisels, etc. to take it apart.

I've learned recently that horse butts makes the best strops.....and no compound needed. I've made mine that way.

Ditto! Two applications applied correctly will hold until the world ends!

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