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+ | There are several styles of really beautiful paddle strops available at vendor sites, however they tend to be a little expensive. I wanted to experiment with several different stropping pastes, so I decided to make a set of my own paddles based on a very quick and easy design. Mine came out to less than $5 for six strops and I was able to build them in a day with just a few tools. | ||
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== Building the strop == | == Building the strop == | ||
− | + | My version features a 16-inch long light, wooden paddle and a 1.5-inch by 11-inch leather stropping surface. | |
− | <gallery perrow="2" heights="250px" widths="400px" caption=" "> | + | <gallery perrow="2" heights="250px" widths="400px" caption="Mounting the handle"> |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 001.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 001.jpg|Quick and inexpensive paddle strop made with 1.5 inch wide stock |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 002.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 002.jpg|Possible material for 1.5-inch wide wood paddle |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 003.jpg|A look at the end grain. | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 003.jpg|A look at the end grain. L to R is paint paddle, yard stick, poplar trim strip |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 004.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 004.jpg|Potential paddle slats |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 005.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 005.jpg|Potential paddle slats |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 006.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 006.jpg|Potential paddle slats |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 007.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 007.jpg|Potential paddle slats |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 008.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 008.jpg|Potential paddle slats |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 009.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 009.jpg|Potential paddle slats |
− | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 010.jpg| | + | Image:Building Quick and Inexpensive Paddle Strops - 010.jpg|Potential paddle slats |
− | </gallery> | + | </gallery> |
== Video == | == Video == | ||
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[[Category:Do_It_Yourself]] | [[Category:Do_It_Yourself]] |