Anyone have any info on these?
Antique "Mitchell Hone Strop" Wall Mount Display Rack 42 Straight Razor Straps | eBay
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Anyone have any info on these?
Antique "Mitchell Hone Strop" Wall Mount Display Rack 42 Straight Razor Straps | eBay
Buy it, Dennis! It would look swell on the barber shop wall. Any walls left? :D
Yep lol, its canvas strops though, if they were leather id be on em
Wow that came down in price. He wanted like $300 for it a few months ago.
Yeah id seen it a while back, hes been listing it for quite a long time best I can recall saw it a few years ago on there, dunno what the quality of them is though or id give it a shot
I've been watching these too, and while I want to take a gamble on them, something keeps me from placing a bid.
Honestly at 150 bucks shipped thats a bit over 3 dollars a strop, and I figured if they were good I could give them to my customers that buy razors, if they were leather id pay triple that but they are not so I keep passing, hate gambling lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by CastSteel
May be you could get one to test it and if it works well enough get the rest. Sounds like nobody is buying them, so the seller may be open to selling you just one first if that could lead to a sale on the rest.
Also if you don't want the hanger the shipping may be significantly less.
Excellent idea Dennis! I remember looking at those as well, and like CastSteel, something just kept me from bidding on them...probably that I didn't need all those strops no matter what the price. But potentially handing them out to customers that buy razors...supreme idea....good thinking, gold star beside your name today!Quote:
Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop
Do it,....do it....do it,....do it,....;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop
Lol tempting....may message them an offerQuote:
Originally Posted by Raol
You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say that we're a bunch of enablers on here... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Raol
I purchased the Mitchell Hone Strop two days ago for $39 and change at:
ROSS CUTLERY
324 South Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 626-1897
Although it was manufactured in 1920's the strop is brand new and has never been used. The owner of the shop is a fellow named Allen and he purchased about 100 of them that he found in a Flea Market Sale about a year ago. It is a single piece of linen with a mild abrasive on one side. I have used the strop for the last two days using only about 20 strokes per side on the finishing side and have received the best shave ever and that is saying something since I have been shaving with a straight razor for about 57 years. I don't think you will ever need to use a leather strop again. Also, something else I have learned recently and that is to use a fair amount of pressure while stropping which goes against the standard advice out there to use only the weight of the razor. Make sure the strop is held tight. Also, keep the razor almost flat on your face. I have some other thoughts on honing which I will share later if anyone is interested.
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