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Brother Jeeter · 07-02-2008, 06:59 AM

Some time back, I took a piece of oak, about 1/2" X 3", ten inches long and glued a very smooth strip of 5-6 ounce leather to it. The leather is about a half inch narrower than the board. I then scraped some red jeweler's rouge into a small plastic cup and added a bit of Neats Foot Oil. I let the rouge dissolve in the oil and then liberally applied it to the leather. When the oil had absorbed into the leather, I rubbed the excess rouge off. I repeated this a couple of times and it made a very satisfactory 'paddle strop.'

Jeeter

07-02-2008, 06:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Brother Jeeter Status: Curmudgeon Join Date: May 2007 Location: 9 feet Right of Reagan Posts: 179 Thanks: 20 Thanked 36 Times in 17 Posts	Some time back, I took a piece of oak, about 1/2" X 3", ten inches long and glued a very smooth strip of 5-6 ounce leather to it. The leather is about a half inch narrower than the board. I then scraped some red jeweler's rouge into a small plastic cup and added a bit of Neats Foot Oil. I let the rouge dissolve in the oil and then liberally applied it to the leather. When the oil had absorbed into the leather, I rubbed the excess rouge off. I repeated this a couple of times and it made a very satisfactory 'paddle strop.' Jeeter __________________ *A sword is never a killer, it’s a tool in the killer’s hands."* *Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC – 65 AD)* *“Don’t get beat, ever, by anything, or anyone. You might get killed, but never get beat…And never ask for nothing but God’s light to see by.”* *'The Woodsman'* Last edited by Brother Jeeter; 07-02-2008 at 07:01 AM.