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Absolutely. Justifying spending $200 on a strop is difficult to do. Unfortunately straight razor use is not cheap at any of the stages. I mean, buying an average natural stone is in the same boat....

I have to agree about the linen, or probably better called canvas. If you look at it, it's 65mm wide as opposed to the leather which is 68mm and when you open the box the canvas piece is wrapped in...

Outstanding. It seems I am not the only one who appreciates the genuine artsanship of Kanayama strops. It must have been a thrill to meet Naomi-san. The nay sayers don't get it about these strops,...

Lots of folk say, 'oh, you don't need so many, ' But, as you say, they are an artisan piece. Old Naomi san, is what 93 years old, and I've not heard of a successor or relative in the wings, should he...

I've bought five Kanayama's from Takeshi over the last two or so years, all shipped from his Hawaii base and I think the longest wait was 8 business days,and that is to Australia. In the last six...

Enjoy your new strop, it's a beauty. My everyday is the #70000, but once in a fortnight I use the #80000, just to give it a palm rub, bit of forehead oil on the hand does the trick, but it's a great...

Wow mate, your bride is a winner! I'm sure you'll notice that stopping on the #10000 is very little different to your new #90000. The #90000 is luxurious no doubt, the extra 60mm in length might be...

If you buy one from Aframestokyo they have a paragraph explaining what they suggest. That is washing it, repeatedly. It works, I do it. It does though cause the thing to shrink about an inch, and...

When comparing the T Miller strops to Kanayama strops, you need to consider that the Miller is 65mm or 2 1/2 inches wide. The Cordovan stropping surface and the suede 2Nd piece of the Kanayama's is...

Agree with that, and if anyone has any doubts, the description of Kanayama's and their treatment (canvas too) is part of the descriptions/instructions that are on the AframesTokyo site, and he says,...

A question for our learned friends. As you may have read, I have 3 Kanayama's. The #70000 is my daily strop. I have another untouched #70000 and a #10000 with suede piece, also untouched. I read...

Just a comment re blokes, who would like the full Kanayama Cordovan strop experience. If you shop around, (There are only 3 to choose from..lol) You can pick up a #10000 from Aframestokyo for $119...

Agree. Mine had a brief scrub with detergent and a brush, then two trips through the wash cycles on the machine, with a little fabric softener. All I had to do then was to re-apply the leather tag...

Caysea,
I see you bought your #70000 from Fendrihan. To support what Jimmy and others have said, if you look at the AframesTokyo site, there is a lengthy procedure mapped out as to how Kanoyama...

I've seen the #10000 and the #70000, side by side (the primary cordovan strop pieces). There is very little difference, a few mm, which does feel a little more sturdy, the #70000. I made a few...

Hi Ks, just to let you know, that if you were intending to perhaps upgrade to a higher end strop. The only one's that come with the suede piece is the #70000 and the #80000 and the (#90k which is...

Just an update on the Availability of Kanayama strops. Re AframesTokyo I conversed with Takeshi Aoki as to when he will have more strops. He said that maybe in two months. He also said he doesn't...

I agree, if it's showing signs of physical defects, then maybe email them, see if other stock exists, and I can't imagine after seeing your photos, that you would not get a refund or exchange. It...

I raised the issue of retailers advertising the strops as having a 'grit' rating, as was described by Fendrihan and others eg, #70000 'grit'. Using the word grit in relation to leather was seen and...

Totally agree, this business of determination of price by the thickness of the leather is a little strange. Sure it's a measure of durability, but at what point is it discernible as it affects the...

Last word re Kanayama strops. There are two non-descript offerings by Fendrihan the #2196 and the #6300, both are described as 'coarse' they are two piece strops, and are at the lower end of the...

Rami on page 5 of this thread I described the canvas treatment. I didn't re-measure it after the treatment. My point is solely about the dimensions of the leather stropping surface.
For 1, as...

1st thing fellas, is that the canvas piece of the Kanayama strops is 65mm wide, or 2.5 inches. The actual cordovan front piece for stropping on is 68mm or 2.67 inches. I stropped today with a Dovo...

Relax fellas, we aren't talking about something hugely pocket draining here. Get a #10000 for #119.00 USD, what did you pay for you last razor, you honing stone. Take your partner out for dinner,...

The procedure on the Kanayama's that have the suede piece makes stropping with them a different story. There are for's and against as to the suede, but in the short time I've been using it, it's...