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The last HandAmerican I'm aware of was a Horween cordovan that sold for $250. Classic carried them but IIRC Keith moved on and AFAIK isn't making strops. I guess he got a better deal on the shell...

I don't care for too much draw either. Of bovine strops the SRD premium 1 had the best feel for me. I prefer horse though and a very small amount of draw. The Tony Miller latigo felt like the razor...

Keith DeGrau had a relationship with them due to the volume he would take. OTOH, he did say that it was few and far between because of Alden, Florshiem and the other shoe makers getting the majority...

Indeed he does and they are first class from what I've heard. I hope to be finding out first hand in the very near future. Kanayama makes them too and they feel wonderful.

The treatment is a big thing I think. I had talks with Keith DeGrau of HandAmerican about this. Of course "Russian" was a treatment rather than a hunk of material out of the old Soviet Union. I made...

I am curious about the kangaroo. When I was a teenager I did some amateur boxing and the boxing shoes were made from kangaroo leather. The uppers were so soft and thin. Really luxurious. I've just...