Thread: Vegan Friendly Strops?

Originally Posted by suzuki

While I'm not giving up my leather strops any time soon, this is an interesting concept.

I'm thining that it might make a good travel strop, as it might not be as prone to creasing (from being packed), resistant to the stresses of travel (altitude, humidity, water, etc.). I suspect that the draw could be lightened by using some sort of wax (vs. oil), but that everyone would have to experiment for themselves.

Keep us posted Tony.

I agree.

For me, it would just be an interesting addition. Besides, what other kind of strop would you want to use on your customized CPM154CM straight razor with carbon fiber scales?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

remember that stuff they were using as a shoe leather substitute a few years back? I think it was named Corfram or something like that. It was real popular in military circles because it always looked well shined. How about that?

Synthetic leather, upon which a coating is applied to make it resistant to scuffs and scratches (my ass), and provides an everlasting mirror shine. Never really worked that well, but it beat having to polish the shoes every time an inspection came around. Right up until the commander said that even though they were authorized for wear, he ever wanted to see a pair of those in HIS formations.

Originally Posted by jimmyman

Right up until the commander said that even though they were authorized for wear, he ever wanted to see a pair of those in HIS formations.

Hmm... Another Officer talking out the side of his neck.

Yeah, there's another big surprise....Heh

Now Now Guys,

I'm a full-fledged vegan and have been a vegan for 23 years. Does that work for y'all. Sorry, I know this is an old thread but I'm about to purchase a couple of Tony's remaining vegan strops, which is the only kind of strop I would buy unless I was going to make my own.

Mark

I've been vegan for two or three years and I'm planning on buying one of these strops as well as a synthetic brush and vegetable glycerin soap.