Thread: Kanayama Strops

These items came in the mail today. Two Kanayama strops, one vintage pelican and the other a new #3. Oh! and another Puma Special for good measure.

After 10 years of using my scarred but trusty Dovo Wide Russian, I thought the time is now right for an upgrade.

Both the Pelican and the new #3 simply exude high quality craftsmanship. The feel of the razor on the strop is just better than I ever imagined. To my great surprise, the vintage Pelican is in great condition considering its age and the #3 is just silky smooth.

I am one happy shaver!

Nice ones!
I wish I could one day afford a Kanayama...

NICE! Adding to the collection is awesome. It's nice to have options... and you seemingly are giving yourself some great ones .

Congrats.

Congratulations on two top of the line strops. That older Kanayama is a beauty. Enjoy.

And where did you pick these beauties up?

I purchased the puma and the vintage strop from japannippon on ebay. The new kanayama was purchased from Aframes Tokyo.
Both are excellent sellers.

Congrats on the great gear! The Kanayama is my favorite strop.

Nice gear.

I will likely still keep my two older strops for the following reasons:

a) travel strops, not a big deal if they get lost.
b) instructional strops, to allow newbies to have a go on, without risking a heart attack if they ever nick them in the process.
c) To pass on to my boys, should they one day be interested in learning this art.

There's always a good reason to hoard shaving related equipment.

Kanayama is pure joy to strop on.