Thread: Illinois Strops website

Originally Posted by Unitouch

Hi,
Finally I got myself another razor (Timor). Now looking to get a nice strop. Read some reviews on the web about Illinois strops, looks like they are a good buy. Anyone can share their official website ? and maybe some thoughts about their quality, since I am sure many of you might have it.

Thanks

I went into an old beauty supply place searching for gold and found 2 Illinois 206s
bought the first one for twenty bucks,to practice on,it turned out to be a really nice strop,linen and leather both good quality and the leather laid flat as a board.I figured that they had been there for a long time as the cheapest I could find them on the web was close to fifty bucks and more in some places, I used a good quality glove oil and it soaked up alot,then I used it and it worked like a dream,so I went back and bought the other one,that Ill use for pastes or as a spare. The one thing that I was wondering is if you have a good strop,is there really a difference in a different one assuming its also of good quality?Ive been eyeing Lynns as its 3 in as opposed to the 2.5 Illinois but aside from the ease that the width brings is there a difference in plain leather?

Here's the Fromm International "razors and strops"
webpage:
Razors & Strops

Unfortunately, there's not much info there....

Incidently, I've used an Illinois 827 for 20+ years, and
it's still doin' the job.

Cheers,
Paul