diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1cf481a..8ef3314 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -133,18 +133,23 @@ auth credentials through several http requests::
     >>> print(watched)
 
 Also keep in mind that if you want a trailing slash at the end of  URLs generated by ``Hammock``
-you should pass ``append_slash`` kewyword argument as ``True`` while constructing ``Hammock``.
+you should pass ``append_slash`` keyword argument as ``True`` while constructing ``Hammock``.
 For example::
 
     >>> api = hammock.Hammock('http://localhost:8000', append_slash=True)
-    >>> print (api.foo.bar)  # Note that trailing slash
+    >>> print (api.foo.bar)  # Note the trailing slash
     'http://localhost:8000/foo/bar/'
 
+
+For APIs returning resource uris ``Hammock`` will strip leading and trailing slashes so they can be used directly.
+
+
 Contributors
 ------------
 
 * @maraujop (Miguel Araujo)
 * @rubik (Michele Lacchia)
+* @twigs (Florian Pfaff)
 
 Licence
 -------
diff --git a/hammock.py b/hammock.py
index f00a4d1..859afcc 100644
--- a/hammock.py
+++ b/hammock.py
@@ -7,18 +7,20 @@ class Hammock(object):
 
     HTTP_METHODS = ['get', 'options', 'head', 'post', 'put', 'patch', 'delete']
 
-    def __init__(self, name=None, parent=None, append_slash=False, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, name=None, parent=None, append_slash=False, strip_slash=False, **kwargs):
         """Constructor
 
         Arguments:
             name -- name of node
             parent -- parent node for chaining
             append_slash -- flag if you want a trailing slash in urls
+            strip_slashes -- flag if you want to strip leading and trailing slashes from arguments
             **kwargs -- `requests` session be initiated with if any available
         """
         self._name = name
         self._parent = parent
         self._append_slash = append_slash
+        self._strip_slash = strip_slash
         self._session = requests.session()
         for k, v in kwargs.items():
             orig = getattr(self._session, k)  # Let it throw exception
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ def _spawn(self, name):
         """
         child = copy.copy(self)
         child._name = name
+        child._name = child._name.strip('/')
         child._parent = self
         return child
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1f827e8..002c720 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 setup(
     name='hammock',
     py_modules=['hammock'],
-    version='0.2.4',
+    version='0.2.5',
     description='rest like a boss',
     author='Kadir Pekel',
     author_email='kadirpekel@gmail.com',
diff --git a/test_hammock.py b/test_hammock.py
index a38851c..f44325f 100644
--- a/test_hammock.py
+++ b/test_hammock.py
@@ -93,5 +93,18 @@ def test_session(self):
         self.assertIn('Accept', request.headers)
         self.assertEqual(request.headers.get('Accept'), ACCEPT_HEADER)
 
+    @httprettified
+    def test_strip_slash(self):
+        """
+        test if leading and trailing slashes are removed (e.g. from resource uris)
+        """
+        HTTPretty.register_uri(HTTPretty.GET, self.URL)
+        client = Hammock(self.BASE_URL)
+        resp = client(self.PATH).GET()
+        self.assertEqual(HTTPretty.last_request.path, self.PATH)
+        resp = client(self.PATH+'/').GET()
+        self.assertEqual(HTTPretty.last_request.path, self.PATH)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()