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Thanks for all your kind comments. This definitely wont be my first and only. Id love to make one from Shinki Hikaku shell one day.

Cheers mate, that made me chuckle.

I miss Neil.

I think the pinstripe gives it a finished look. On my Neil Miller strop he put a pinstripe and beveled the edge. Personally I think it is just for aesthetics as vintage Shell and Kanayamas are not...

Cheers, the multi tool ive got comes with an edge beveler. I practiced with a bit of scrap leather but need a bit more practice before Im let loose with a strop.
Ive read you can use spit to burnish...

Its about 2.2mm and very lightweight.

The draw feels to me like bridal but it is much more pliable and supple. Ive read that the draw with cxl is heavy but it just didnt feel heavy to me. When you rub your hand over it you can see how...

Thanks chaps.

Im no Neil Miller but the strop performs admirably. :)

Gentlemen

Ive been toying with the idea of making a strop for quite a while and finally made one a few weeks ago.

First I purchased some Horween Chromexel.

From Horween website:
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