Starting some new strops (pics)

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okbow68

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Starting some new strops today. Here is a pic of the rough cut paddles for the strops. I used 1X4 Red Oak. Got some sanding to do now and some leather cutting. :D

 
Yeah for some reason I kept thinking about when I was in elementary and middle school. That was when they werent afraid to use those things and did quite frequently.
 
Very nice!

Ditto on the pavlovian reaction to the appearance of something that used to throw some fear into me in my early school years as well! :D
 
When I was in junior high school (a very long time ago), one of the teachers used to sit atop a step-ladder in the lunch room, 'observing' the behavior of the students, and holding a large paddle, much like yours, with evenly spaced holes drilled in it. I presumed, as did the rest of my friends, the holes were there to reduce wind resistance when the paddle was swung. Very effective teaching aid. :eek:

Humorous anecdotes aside, those strop paddles look good. Nice work. :thumbup:
 
thanks thank I will post the progress as it goes the wife had me doing other things today
 
Okay here are the blanks all sanded and the handles routed. They are a little uneven but I dont think it will matter. Now to stain or not to stain that is the question.
 
stain of course! just leave the side your gonna glue to strop to unstained perhaps...

JC
 
Well did a little more strop work this evening got the leather out all squared up and cut to the appropriate size

 
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