Linen strop ?

[bald as]

As a quick DIY I made a suspended linen style strop this afternoon with some pine and upholsterer’s webbing. One side is jute and the other is a flexible synthetic webbing. Works absolutely brilliantly. My concern was possible blade damage but nothing at all under a scope.





Because it is less than the width of the blade stropping is X pattern.

Steve

 

[stillshunter]

As a quick DIY I made a suspended linen style strop this afternoon with some pine and upholsterer’s webbing. One side is jute and the other is a flexible synthetic webbing. Works absolutely brilliantly. My concern was possible blade damage but nothing at all under a scope.





Because it is less than the width of the blade stropping is X pattern.

Steve

So no damage Steve, but much help?
Where does it fit in your blade maintenance routine?

 

[borked]

How do you tighten the linen when it inevitably stretches ?

 

[bald as]

Hi @borked, it is actually a very stretchy and strong material. I have stretched it to almost its maximum and it is quite tight. I'm not using much in the way of pressure when I strop on it. I doubt it will ever loose tension as it is actually designed for seat webbing.

@stillshunter I haven't worked out quite where it fits yet but I will be experimenting. Final hone - 10 - 20 laps on the synthetic linen - turn over and 10 - 20 laps on the jute then 50 laps on the leather. No damage to the blade though.

Steve

 

[borked]

Fit as a vertical wall mount ?

 

[bald as]

@borked I'm using the item I made sitting on a counter top.

 

[Pjotr]

@borked I'm.............sitting on a counter top.

That's just the kind of thing Beaker would do.