Thread: Synthetic Strop + Review?

Hey all,

I noticed that Tony Miller has a 3" vegan/synthetic strop on his site that I'm kinda interested in; I found an old-ish thread where a 2" was being reviewed but it looked like that thread kinda died...

I was wondering if anyone since then has used his synthetic strop and has any comments on it as a regular/daily use strop. It would probably be my first one. I had read that the drag is supposedly intense and that the canvas strop was a little softer than what is considered "normal". Has anyone who has used it found any good ways to work with these things? Any thoughts, suggestions, or alternatives would be great; I'm looking at this one because of it's lower price, and higher durability. I'm all for the non-animal source too.

I'd be interested to know as well. I just jumped on the Artisan for lack of info about the synthetic one as well.

There was a review "pre-crash" about these but being such a specilized item there are not that mnay of them out there.

The drag is higher than a leather strop but if one never owned a leather strop you would learn quickly how to use it, where as coming from a leather strop a little lighter "negative" pressure may be needed.

The canvas it identical to our standard cotton/canvas we used for years, and yes, fairly coarse......you either love it or you hate it <g>.

The "Vegagon" Artisan styled one can be had with Genuine linen which is a smooth weave.

Tony

I know Tony won't say it, but I recall the review for the Vegan strop was really complimentary, and many SRP members considered it a "go-to" as their travel strop since it won't be damaged by bending or water - and everyone, almost universally, said that if they were to choose a non-leather alternative for personal reasons, they'd not lose out on much, if anything, from the leather version.

I think any product you'll get from Tony is well worth the money and of the highest quality...just my $0.02 though.

Mark

I just want to add, my 2" synthetic starter/travel strop came today, and while the draw took a few moments to get used to, I think it's my favorite. Had one heck of a smooth shave off of it. The synthetic strop's a nice success, IMO.
Like Milton says, any strop from Tony is going to be good.
Can't wait till his vacation's over, I'm getting that 4-sided paddle.

Originally Posted by Friggin Joe

I just want to add, my 2" synthetic starter/travel strop came today, and while the draw took a few moments to get used to, I think it's my favorite. Had one heck of a smooth shave off of it. The synthetic strop's a nice success, IMO.
Like Milton says, any strop from Tony is going to be good.
Can't wait till his vacation's over, I'm getting that 4-sided paddle.

........and here's another 2 cents worth.......

If TM makes it, it's gotta be good. Akin to Paul Harvey. If Paul advertized it, you can bet it's the best.

LIMIT
(how many even know who Paul Harvey is?)

Paul Harvey on at 8:30 and 11:30 every day