Hi all
I was going to post this in Passarounds & Loaners as I'm interested in your comments but as I don't want them back, I'm offering the pieces as Giveaways.
I only started stropping on a homemade strop recently. I used a nondescript leather off cut glued to a piece of equally nondescript wood and have been using it loaded with chromium oxide paste. There are some who say kangaroo skin is good to use for stropping; some suggest that the roo's tail is best. I thought I'd start out with a large piece of tanned roo leather as a more economical option. There's more than enough for me so I thought I'd give some away hoping to elicit comments on its suitability as a strop material.
There are about ten pieces on offer. Approximate size will be 21cm x 9cm (8.25" x 3.5") - they're yet to be cut up. They may be a tad small but this size fits comfortably into a regular DL envelope so it will be cheap to post. At the moment, the offer is limited to members in Australia and New Zealand because a) the postage cost is very reasonable, and b) I'm unsure how other countries' customs regard kangaroo leather products. Comments regarding stropping results - loaded or unloaded - would be most welcomed. I'd also be interested in any "best practices" in affixing the leather and to what base material.
Please PM me if interested.
Cheers
Marek
I was going to post this in Passarounds & Loaners as I'm interested in your comments but as I don't want them back, I'm offering the pieces as Giveaways.
I only started stropping on a homemade strop recently. I used a nondescript leather off cut glued to a piece of equally nondescript wood and have been using it loaded with chromium oxide paste. There are some who say kangaroo skin is good to use for stropping; some suggest that the roo's tail is best. I thought I'd start out with a large piece of tanned roo leather as a more economical option. There's more than enough for me so I thought I'd give some away hoping to elicit comments on its suitability as a strop material.
There are about ten pieces on offer. Approximate size will be 21cm x 9cm (8.25" x 3.5") - they're yet to be cut up. They may be a tad small but this size fits comfortably into a regular DL envelope so it will be cheap to post. At the moment, the offer is limited to members in Australia and New Zealand because a) the postage cost is very reasonable, and b) I'm unsure how other countries' customs regard kangaroo leather products. Comments regarding stropping results - loaded or unloaded - would be most welcomed. I'd also be interested in any "best practices" in affixing the leather and to what base material.
Please PM me if interested.
Cheers
Marek