Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 11
Like Tree20Likes

Thread: Bob Quinn Brush and Westholme Strop

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Posts
    53
    Thanked: 2

    Default Bob Quinn Brush and Westholme Strop

    A couple of treats arrived this week.


    A custom brush from Bob Quinn. 28mm Manchurian White 54mm loft in a real amber handle.






    Starting to bloom after first use.








    And
    Westholme 3” Bourbon Shell Cordovan Strop with pigskin suede handles and linen.



  2. The Following User Says Thank You to MikeB For This Useful Post:

    handjam (06-04-2016)

  3. #2
    I love Burls....... and Acrylic HARRYWALLY's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Baden, Ontario
    Posts
    5,475
    Thanked: 2284

    Default

    Lovely gear. Enjoy!
    MikeB likes this.
    Burls, Girls, and all things that Swirl....

  4. #3
    Senior Member blabbermouth
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    17,250
    Thanked: 3221

    Default

    Both top drawer items, congrats and enjoy.

    Bob
    MikeB likes this.
    Life is a terminal illness in the end

  5. #4
    Senior Member karlej's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Standish, Maine
    Posts
    816
    Thanked: 952

    Default

    Very nice. Love the strop. Please give us some feedback on its performance. 'Real' Amber? A piece of amber big enough to turn into a handle would have cost a small fortune. I suspect it's the Neo-Resinate he advertises on his website. Pretty though. I like it.
    BobH, HARRYWALLY and MikeB like this.

  6. #5
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Posts
    53
    Thanked: 2

    Default

    The strop is absolutely fantastic. Beautiful craftsmanship. Very light draw, which I like, and the linen component is nice and soft straight away. The razor I tried today has never been better so either the strop is magic or I was being extra careful with my new toy. Either way it is really amazing.

    The brush is real amber...sort of. It's 95% real amber that is pulverised and mixed with 5% resin to make it turnable. It feels heavier than resin and is warmer to the touch. The depth of colour in it doesn't come out fully in my photos. Here's the little card he sent with it explains about amber. The 5% thing I read on a post on another forum.

    Name:  c6f5034c-ec6e-4814-a15d-a2271b016369_zpslcrh4fhh.jpg
Views: 119
Size:  47.9 KB

  7. #6
    Senior Member KsStraightShaver's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Wichita ks
    Posts
    285
    Thanked: 27

    Default

    Those are both incredible, I really like the strop I've been eyeing them for a while I just haven't pulled the trigger yet. I'm starting to kick myself about now for not getting one sooner.
    MikeB likes this.

  8. #7
    Senior Member KsStraightShaver's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    Wichita ks
    Posts
    285
    Thanked: 27

    Default

    Those are both incredible, I really like the strop I've been eyeing them for a while I just haven't pulled the trigger yet. Now I'm starting to kick myself about now for not getting one sooner.

  9. #8
    Senior Member blabbermouth
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    17,250
    Thanked: 3221

    Default

    Try back lighting your brush next time you take a photo to bring out the depth of colour in the handle.

    Bob
    Life is a terminal illness in the end

  10. #9
    FAL
    FAL is offline
    < Banned User >
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Location
    Central Oregon
    Posts
    789
    Thanked: 98

    Default

    Fancy, the brush is sure unique, the strop looks great, how long is the stropping surface? I have vintage strops and they are Long- 23-24" stropping surface, the cordovan must have been from draft horses, maybe most of the cordovan nowdays is from smaller horses,? so they split it and make 4 strops where in the old days they just had more stock of leathers.?

  11. #10
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Posts
    53
    Thanked: 2

    Default

    Hi FAL,

    The shell length is 20" so with the handle tabs and makers mark taken out the clear stropping area is around 16". So definitely smaller than yours.

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •