Loom Strop - Leadingedge

Leather (Or fabric) Loom Strop - Leadingedge design

This is my loom strop for razor, knife, scalpel and tool stropping / sharpening.

It gives the best possible surface (in my opinion) for stropping razors, knives or sharp tools.

Stropping surface area for this design - 40mmx200mm.

One side can be coated with a honing paste or spray and the other side left plain leather.

Parts needed:

2 x Steel rods - 6mm diameter x 210mm length. (Make sure they are the same exact length).

1 x M5 Brass threaded insert (Or a M5 nut could possibly be used, but not recommended).

1 x M5 Thread - 70mm long. (I cut the head off of a 70mm long M5 screw for mine).

Leather - Cut a strip 40mm wide x 450mm long. (A 1.5 inch plain leather belt will also work).

Leather needles, thread & hole punches (It is best to stitch the ends of the leather or fabric together).

NOTES:

As al alternative to leather, you can use 40mm / 1.5 inch cotton webbing; linen; denim fabric; seatbelt webbing etc.

If desired, you can also make a Longer strop, by simply using longer steel rods and a longer strip of leather.

STEPS:

-Print all parts (I used PLA with 100% infill).

-Thread and epoxy glue your M5 thread into the handle. (I made a wooden handle for mine,

but the 3D printed handle in my downloadable files will work just fine) Make sure that

approximately 40mm thread still protrudes out of the handle.

-Stitch the 2 ends of the leather / fabric strop together with about a 15mm overlap.

-Use the "Threaded Stop" printed part as a template for marking the position of the 3 holes

that you need to punch in your leather strop, then punch the 6mm holes in your leather.

-Melt your brass M5 insert into the centre hole of the "Threaded Stop" printed part. (You

should be able to use a M5 nut on the inside of the "Threaded Stop" part if you don't have

any brass inserts but I highly recommend using brass threaded inserts. If using a nut, then

I suggest to heat up the nut so it can melt and seat into the plastic a little bit)

-Assemble all your parts (See my photos as your example)

-Tighten the handle as much as desired to have a nice tight and stable loom strop.

-When not in use, I recommend loosening the tension a little bit, so you don't stretch out your

leather unnecessarily.

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Thank you!

NOTE:

Some of my other useful designs:

https://www.thingiverse.com/leadingedge/designs

Print Settings

Resolution:

0.2

Infill:

Filament: PLA PLA White

Notes:

Category: Tools