Caught this buy it now on the bay, was 39.99 but made offer for 30 and got it with free shipping, seemed good, love mislabeled auctions.
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Caught this buy it now on the bay, was 39.99 but made offer for 30 and got it with free shipping, seemed good, love mislabeled auctions.
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Interesting, if it is seal skin don't let the PETA people see it.
Bob
Yeah lol, baby seals were clubbed in the making of this strop lol
Sounds like the making of another "club" to join. :gaah: Isn't it amazing how everyone's first thought when it comes to the word "seal" is bashing one over the head...
Nice acquisition though and a different piece of history. Good on ya!
Im just glad they thought it said pearl luck instead of pearl duck lol
Dennis,
Very nice acquisition. I have a side question. That material on the wall is something we use for sophets up here. Can you give anymore detail on the environment. I know. Not a run-of-the-mill question. Please forgive me if I'm being too "nosey".
kind regards,
Simon
Not too nosey, those are the pics from ebay though lol, so cant answer your questionQuote:
Originally Posted by Siguy
Long live the seal hunt!
I've got an alaskan seal strop... I wonder what the marketing gimmick of seal skin was for back in the day.
Before we start lamenting the demise of the poor little seal ........ note that "Imported Shell" is embossed under the image of the seal at the top of the strop. Last time I looked shell was defined as horsehide. So whether the 'sealskin' is marketing hype or the real deal is questionable AFAIC. Cool strop though, dubl duck didn't put their name on anything that wasn't first quality and this strop is no exception.
Genuine seal skin strop, hear the razor bark, never feel the bite. NEW try our strop dressing made from real seal fat! (Baby seals were mercilessly clubbed in the making of this product.)Quote:
Originally Posted by TwistedOak
Hahaha, how else would you dress your seal skin strop other than seal blubber?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotsoup
I wonder if you have to use fish oil to keep the bark going....
Great white sharks put nicks in these strops if you arent careful as well I hear
It would appear that if nothing else it is at least a great conversation piece to have around...
Maybe they only use juvenile delinquent seals for strop making. That would be nice. :gaah:
Those fish stealing @%!**%$ are all delinquents. We need to make more seal strops!Quote:
Originally Posted by mrsell63
Strop already arrived, no nicks, slight crease that will be fine after I condition it.....veeeery high quality strop....I can't wait to strop with it
A pic of the Dubl duck sealskin, imported shell strop
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Any way to clean up the linen without damaging it?
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I used a stiff nylon brush and warm water... but mine had a lot of strange, waxy gunk on it. You could probably soak it in dish soap and water then rinse. If nothing else it would probably regains some pliability.
Anyone ever tried the washing machine with a bit of detergent? Not sure how they hold up or if they fluff up etc
Nice ! How does the surface feel to the touch, and what method are you going to use to condition it ? I know barbers of yesteryear would use lather and roll it out with a bottle. There is an old thread on reconditioning strops with lather here. http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...ing-strop.html Seems to be some disagreement on whether it is good for the strop though.
I use a dab of Fromm strop dressing on my hand and rub the strop down, crease on the back of the leather had a crack forming so applied some rubber glue to keep it from getting worse, but otherwise the strop is perfect. You can also apply a drop or two of neatsfoot oil for conditioning a strop.
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I have 2 strops that look quite similar and are my favorites. Love the shell. Trying to press a "warp" out of one now.
I used a brush and soapy water to clean up the canvas, let it hang dry and it's great. Gentle cycle in a machine might not kill it, but i'd do it by hand.
I'm plan to punch holes and swap ends with the hardware to even out wear on 'em. And probably add d-rings later or sooner. (chicago screws, holes, thin leather, d-rings, easy)
good buy.
I've got a number of vintage strops. Most in real nice condition but the linens needed cleaned and had gotten lumpy. I washed them in a bucket of cold water with Woolite and laid them out flat to dry. They came out real nice. I did wash one in the machine with a load of laundry and it came out just fine as well. The old linens were of a heavier texture and weight than the current linen IME.
I actually like the current linen better though. I have one dubl duck 53 that is sort of rough feeling as far as the leather is concerned. I've used a leather softener/preservative on it and it seems to work fine. Old strops on old razors are cool. :)
I used to have a seal skin strop. If it's real seal skin it has a very different feel to it than cowhide or horse. Usually sealskin strops are black.
Makes sense, hadnt really thought about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Here's mine for comparison:
The only words under the Alaskan Seal logo are "Trade Mark Reg US Pat. Off. / Hand Made"
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When I did a couple coats of lather, there was a lot of brown darkening in the soap. Can't tell if the strop is just really dirty or if their is dye coming out of it. Either way the strop side is pretty smooth, no nicks or cuts. The back side is starting to crack a little on the edges from being dry (I think). No draw to this leather yet.
I'm pretty new to straight razor shaving but love vintage shaving gear period. That s an awesome find for $30 ! I just bought my first Dubl Duck razor a Satin Baby which I'm still trying to get the history on. I guess it's part of he Satinedge series. Does the strop say perlduck on it or am I seeing things ? I have my great great grandfathers strop easily 75-100 years old and works awesome ! At least to a newb like me LOL ! Great find !
Yep it says pearlduckQuote:
Originally Posted by Spineshank
Now this is a cool find! Are you going to use it or keep it as a display piece?
