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Kees,
Tilly and I go way back! I bought many a yard of linen form her my first year in business. Nice material and an ever nicer lady to deal with. As you can see it is not exactly inexpensive...

Nenad,
The problem is finding it already woven into a neat strap withour trying to bind edges etc.... which don't hold up well or look neat.

Yes, one could have anything made to order but cost is...

Kees,
Sadley though the manufacturers and mill only weave the material in cotton now days.
Do remember though that Ed Simon, a valuable resource I admit is recalling the good old days. I don't...

Howard,

In different climates and humidity the two pieces of the strop may seem slightly different. The idea is to pull just enough that both become taught and you will have the correct tension....

I use linen (cotton) on all of my strops. I used to buy a certian weight from Tilly when it was available and have finally found a direct source right from the mill. I have a variety of weights and...

I think the uses for the horses have changed and therefore the availablity of the hides. In early times, well into the 1900s draft horses were used for much hauling as well as agricultural use in...

Scott,
The Cordovan leather is basicaly from the cheeks of a horses butt. You get two oval pieces, one from each cheek. It is very expensive leather and only yieldsan oval roughly 14" x 18" or so....