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I need to by a strop. My wife said from Amazon because that is where she has her credit card for Christmas. Anyway I see a Illinois razor strop that says russian leather. I am wondering if there are any others that I should look at or that you would recommend.
Illinois strops are decent strops the 2.5 ones are the most used for straights. I used one till I made my horsehide strop and I just bought an old#2 heirloom 3inch from tony miller. never owned a tm before this will be my first out of about 15 strops I own. I think mine was the cowhide strop I would have to go look to be sure. watch out for the 2 inchers they are plentiful as most don't like them.
There's some decent dovo strops on amazon too. I'm not picky about strops though.
Comparing Dovo strops with Herold strops in a brick and mortar store, I became convinced that Dovo strops are nothing more than re-branded Herold strops.
Feel, look, dimensions, materials and workmanship were all the same; the only difference the embossed name on the leather.
This is not surprising since Herold in Germany makes the bulk of German strops.
Unless the "Dovo" name on the strop has added value for you, you may be able to save yourself money by buying a "Herold" strop instead.
Amazon offers Herold loom and hanging strops and on closer inspection you may come to the same conclusion as me.
Keep in mind though that in Europe 3" strops are unusual and most strops will between 2" and 2 ½" in width.
B.
I am only finding 1 1/2 inch wide ones for Harolds. This is one of the ones i am looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Illinois-Razor...ds=Razor+Strop
Another one: http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Q...22+Razor+Strop
I even seen a SRD strop but it was only 2" so that was a no. I am looking at least 2.5" wide.
The 2" SRD strop is still super nice. I wouldn't discount it just because it's not 2.5" wide. You're going to have to use an x stroke on both a 2 and a 2.5 anyway. Width is really only an issue if you don't want to use an x stroke in which case you would just get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Leather-sharpe...SIN=B0068S0U5I but yeah it's out of stock.
Hi keller24,
If you were looking at the Illinois 827, it's a good one. My dad used one for decades; he later gave it to me and I used it for a another 20 years (until it fell apart due to my not caring for it as well as I could have). It's a barber-quality strop. I'm now using an Illinois 361; it's very similar except it's a regular tanned cowhide/ cotton canvas combination without the handles on the ends. It has also worked very well for me for about seven years now. (I'm taking much better care of this one.) ;)
Either one of those would serve you well.
Enjoy!
Jeff
As stated above, SRD has some strops on Amazon. Great quality product.
the illonois is 2.5 read the bottom description and the mac is a 3 inch strop. while either would work I have never heard of a mac I would opt for the illonoisQuote:
Originally Posted by keller34
I was looking at that and trying to make up my mind. I now have $25 e-gift cert to use so I am able, with the wardens...err...wife's permission, to look at more of a quality strop as well as a few other items I have been chomping at the bit for.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattCB
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Originally Posted by keller34
Apologies, don't you hate it when people give you wrong advice on the Internet? 😟
At least I do.
Correction:
German Herold loom and hanging strops are typically around 40 mm wide (1 5/8" ).
US strops like SRD are available in 3".
While it was correct to say that German strops like Dovo and Herold tend to be narrower than many US strops, I got the measurement conversion from mm to inch wrong.
(Some stuff you should just not try doing when you are tired, far away from home in a hotel room.)
B.
No worries, I just thought I was missing something, I tend to do that a lot here as of late.Quote:
Originally Posted by beluga
The Illinois 827 is an excellent strop. There are quite a few who use it on a daily basis.
Yes, I use it daily, it's a good strop..
Get the first not the second. The first should be 2.5" at least that's what it says on it and I'm pretty sure when I had one that it was 2.5".Quote:
Originally Posted by keller34
OK going with the Illinois. Wife is being nice and getting me a new Best badger brush. Not a silvertip but a definite upgrade from the cheap Boar brush that came with the Walgreens kit. She is also getting me the Col Conk Variety 4 Pack soap. Merry Christmas to me! Oh and she got me a new First stage HOG D2 reg that I am going diving with on the 19th and 20th.Quote:
Originally Posted by gugi
Oh and SRD does not deal on Amazon as I found out. Smallflower is the one that is selling the SRD strops. Oh well. Thanks for the help everyone.