My new Tony Miller real linen strop
Last week I recieved my new strop from Tony Miller.
I had been wanting a real 3" real linen strop since reading here ( http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...is+razor+strop ) that strop makers of the olden days preferred real linen for strops.
3" linen webbing is not easy to get nowadays. After a lengthy serach on the web I found a supplier who sent me a 3" sample that I liked.
Then I asked Tony to make me a linen strop with the 3" linen. Last year he promised to make me one with a matching 3" red latigo strop free of charge! (I'll have to make that up to him!) As Tony noticed the linen shrinks and expands with the humidity of the environment a 2 in 1 strop is not an option.
They arrived about 5 days ago but I haven't had time to test 'em until last Friday.
Opening the box left me speechless for a while. Beautiful quality leather and hardware. I have read about his strops on SRP a lot but apparently words are inadequate to describe the quality Tony makes. Even the pics on his own website don't do his strops justice.
Last Friday I used the strops 1st on my 5/8 Friodur which isn't my sharpest razor. I did about 20 laps on the linen followed by about 50 on the leather. It gave me a great shave! Yesterday ditto with my 7/8 ERN 45 razor!
SO, A THANK YOU AGAIN TO TONY FOR THE GREAT STROPS!