Leather strop material

[Frank Berry]

Anyone have any suggestions where I might find a piece of leather approximately 3 inches X 22 inches long?
I am looking to make a leather strop with this.
Thanks for the help once again.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

If there is a leather shop anywhere near you, try them. There is one not too far from me that keeps several boxes of scrap on hand and sells it cheap.

 

[Frank Berry]

The only thing I have within half hour distance is a shoe repair and a tack shop that sells finished items like saddles and bridles.

 

[Frank Berry]

There was a guy in Liberty at a flea market that had all kinds, shapes and sizes of leather pieces but they don't have that flea market there any longer. It was across from the Antique Flea Market.

 

[tarheelz]

Frank,

I have had good luck with a seller called dc_leather on Ebay for "horse butt" scraps for use on strop blocks.
Here's the site: http://r.ebay.com/40TUfv

(Doesn't look like he has anything of the right size right now but it's always changing. Shoot him an email?)

 

[Frank Berry]

Just sent them a message. Thanks for the info Dave.
Frank

 

[Bill Clemmons]

There was a guy in Liberty at a flea market that had all kinds, shapes and sizes of leather pieces but they don't have that flea market there any longer. It was across from the Antique Flea Market.

That place is called "Willie's". They moved 1/4 miles closer to Liberty, but on the same side of the street as the Antique Festival. The leather shop I was talking about (Zach White Leather) is only 12 miles away, in Ramseur, NC.

 

[junquecol]

Another option is thrift store and buy the widest belt you can find.

 

[Frank Berry]

Widest belt I can find is only 1.5". Looking for a full 2.5 to 3".

 

[obxdiver]

Another option is thrift store and buy the widest belt you can find.

Beat me to it. I found a fat guy's old belt, spent $2, and made 2 double sided blocks.

 

[Jeff]

Tandy Leather Factory has a store in Raleigh. They have A-Z leather things.

https://www.tandyleather.com/en/category/leather-belts-leather-straps

 

[Frank Berry]

Thanks Jeff, but I will not pay $45 for a piece of leather I want to use for a strop. Tandy is a bit over priced in my opinion.

 

[Jim Wallace]

At the store in Raleigh Tandy has lots of scraps they sell pretty reasonably.

 

[AllanD]

I looked on ebay and they have page after page of leather strops, some quite reasonable. My grandfather was a barber, wish I had his old strop. Not to change the subject but I remember my father using the strop for other reasons (worse than go cut a switch)

 

[Frank Berry]

I just made a connection with Springfield Leather Company, and they are going to cut the piece of leather I am wanting. Good price and they have any kind of leather you can think of. I am going to receive a catalog with my order so if anyone is interested in looking at the catalog, I will have it with me at the different outings that I can attend for NCWW. These people seem like good people so far. They once were a part of Tandy and decided to split off when Tandy closed that one location.
Another mission now completed!
Thank you to all who has answered and helped. You guys are the best on the web bar none!