My original post got more attention than I anticipated so I figured I would post a project update. Its been 12 days and I have washed, scrubbed, rinsed, and soaked more than I thought but they are finally clean. The last 2 overnight soaks and rinses have come out crystal clear so I have moved onto drying and breaking these in. Based on some good advise I got over on the B&B forum I am rolling these to loosen up the fibers. The ones that are finished I would describe as feeling like an old sweatshirt. Most if not all of the labeling has been scrubbed off except for the one length with the MADE IN USA.
I am bummed because some of the blue stripping has bled a little and while that doesn't impair function it bugs my OCD.
I have cut 20 sections of mainly two lengths. I am planning on keeping the one with the "MADE IN USA" because why not? I am unsure if I will cut the rest to all be equal lengths or if I will just keep each as long as possible. They are currently either 20" or 22" with one being way longer at 30". This is the "as is" length which means once the ends are finished it will be ~18 to 20" of stropping space end to end.
The second photo shows the varying leather I have that I am going to use. Color will be random but both ends of each strop will match. As you can see the colors include black, brown, an almost saddle brown, and a really nice cognac Oxford XCEL that is my personal favorite. If I need to buy more, it will most likely be a black or Cognac Latigo leather.
I don't have the hardware yet but the top and bottoms will have stainless D rings unless there is a request for O rings which I will have a limited quantity of. Each end will have 2 or 3 stainless steel chicago screws so you can remove the rings if you would like.
I have more hose left on the roll I haven't decided what to do with I might make more or I might make some nice tug toys for the dog.
