Thread: strop made of whitetail rawhide

Here is my latest creation, a strop made of whitetail rawhide. It's a bit stiff but is very pliable. I haven't decided whether to try and soften it or use it as is as a pasted strop.

Cool! Did you harvest the deer from which that strop was made?

no, not this particular deer, though I've been known to take one or two from time to time...

Let us know how it works out, been thinking of trying the same thing. Good luck!

i thought of trying that from the deer i got last yr and the one i got this yr but i never have the ambitio n to tan my own hides just other peoples hides.

Interesting. Let us know how it performs! You're doing some pretty nice work on those strops now. My 'roo is still my favourite and is breaking in nicely with lots of draw and feedback.

I have thought about making a strop from tanned deer hide since it's so soft. I've got some scrap sitting around from my dad's mountain man days. Might have to give it a try.

Interested to see how this works.

Charlie

Looks really great Ed, that is some grade A rawhide you have there. You're getting pretty professional with your strop making and you inspired me to make my own.

Any updates on how this drew??

No, I'm still trying to decide how to use it... try to soften it or paste it.