Need a good way to store a pasted paddle

[Reformation Student]

I'm looking for a good way to store my 4-sided pasted paddle that will protect each side from dust and dirt contamination. I've tried using a plastic bag but I didn't like that idea very much as it didn't seem to protect it very well.

[IsaacRN]

Tony Miller screws in like a Hook. I have mine hanging from a wire shelf in my closet

[Reformation Student]

Tony Miller screws in like a Hook. I have mine hanging from a wire shelf in my closet

I have one of Tony's with the hook. I'll have to see if I could hang it in my closet. Thanks for the idea.

[TOB9595]

Drill a hole in the handle or put an eye screw in the end . You could hang it off a small shelf or "L" bracket either visible or tucked away someplace
Tom

[moviemaniac]

Drill a hole in the handle or put an eye screw in the end . You could hang it off a small shelf or "L" bracket either visible or tucked away someplace
Tom
exactly what I would recommend too :)

[jnich67]

I put mine in a zip lock back and zip it to the handle. Then I wrap the "extra" around the strop and secure it with duct tape. It hangs in my closet like that. Not pretty, but it works.

Jordan

[momo360]

The reason why I like to stay away from bags is cross contamination of the pastes grits. There's no danger of that with the hanging approach.

[TOB9595]

Momo, good observation. I wouldn't have thought of it and you are right to be concerned about cross contamination.
Tom

[Reformation Student]

The reason why I like to stay away from bags is cross contamination of the pastes grits. .

That's what I didn't like about the bag. The paddle would rub against it and I'm sure some loose diamond powder would cling to the bag and I was never sure I put the paddle in the same way so I always thought I was mixing grit. (IE - 1micron powder on the bag settles onto the .5 micron side).

[qhsdoitall]

That's what I didn't like about the bag. The paddle would rub against it and I'm sure some loose diamond powder would cling to the bag and I was never sure I put the paddle in the same way so I always thought I was mixing grit. (IE - 1micron powder on the bag settles onto the .5 micron side).

Very good point to remember. Hadn't thought of that.

[TOB9595]

having cross contamination on your strops would make a very poor day trying to polish a blade.
Tom

[Reformation Student]

having cross contamination on your strops would make a very poor day trying to polish a blade.
Tom

So does hairspray. I kept wondering why my blade would dull quickly after sharpening it. Then I saw white stuff on my hanging strop in the bathroom and realized it was residue from my wife's hairspray. :eek:

After cleaning the strop, things are AOK again :D And the strop doesn't reside in the bathroom when not in use anymore.

[IsaacRN]

So what did you end up doing?

[Reformation Student]

So what did you end up doing?

About the paddle? Nothing yet, it's sitting on my coffee table. I am going to find a way to hang it from my shelves in a small room I have that's attached to the bathroom. That way, it can hang freely and if I need it for a quick touch up, it's readily at hand.

[TOB9595]

So does hairspray. I kept wondering why my blade would dull quickly after sharpening it. Then I saw white stuff on my hanging strop in the bathroom and realized it was residue from my wife's hairspray. :eek:

After cleaning the strop, things are AOK again :D And the strop doesn't reside in the bathroom when not in use anymore.
Hahahahahahahaha
I can just picture this...
Tom

[PalmettoB]

I have a two sided one that has the .5 micron green on one side and smooth leather on the other. It came with a box opened at one end that just slides over the paddle. It also came with waxed paper as a cover to keep the box from rubbing it.

Maybe a wax paper strip cover would help. Take two long strips, and place one over one side, across the top, and over the other side. Criss-cross another piece like that on the opposite two sides, then secure at the handle with a piece of tape or a rubber band. Voila!

[Reformation Student]

I have a two sided one that has the .5 micron green on one side and smooth leather on the other. It came with a box opened at one end that just slides over the paddle. It also came with waxed paper as a cover to keep the box from rubbing it.

Maybe a wax paper strip cover would help. Take two long strips, and place one over one side, across the top, and over the other side. Criss-cross another piece like that on the opposite two sides, then secure at the handle with a piece of tape or a rubber band. Voila!

That's an interesting idea, Blair. Thanks.

[TOB9595]

I just love the ideas that come up on TSD
TOm

[mastermute]

Well, I like the first suggestion.. hanging freely from under shelf...

[TOB9595]

I don't see me using pasted strops very much..so if I didn't use em I won't have one.
If I did decide I wanted one. I'd have it free hanging as part of my display...
WHICH, BTW, I don't have yet
:)
Tom