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Originally Posted by CA_TacMedic

I just purchased some scrap leather...it is thinner and I am going to glue it to a 1/2" x 2" board (20" long) and then load it with the rubbing compound (on the rough side) and finish as you stated. I used my google-fu and found a lot of articles on various designs and assembly ideas. I am using a few tips from the various sites. With your permission I can post some of the links to help others out if needed unless you have one that is better suited.

The reason is I want the strop to be done correctly and spent some time searching is I was not completely clear on the assembly parts and I wanted to avoid doing any damage to the finishing steps in sharpening.

Would it be dumb to spend 70 or 80 bucks on an Illinois or similar quality strop?