Thread: HU: Illinois 827 low price

Thanks for the link... I just ordered one!

Originally Posted by Ben325e

They have the description as being "from the only strop manufacturer in the USA"..... I emailed them about Tony and Keith.

And Ken

The Illinois strops I see most mentioned on this forum are the 361 and the 827. Any one tried both and do you have an opinion on their relative merits.

I have a Illinois 992 that I purchased years ago, havent seen another one like it mentioned anywhere.

Also have a Caswell Massey Strop - scotch shell that has a Scotsman in Kilt playing bagpipes on top of strop. I think it was made by Illinois as the handle is like other Illinois strops I have seen.

Originally Posted by chee16

then i got to the part about shipping and it was $24.95 to Canada.

I can't imagine what the shipping is to Europe then!

The Price is now 32.95 plus shipping. This is still a good deal. The 827 has a very heavy draw due to the high nap of the leather. I use it on my heavier blades and to do the post shave stropping on all my razors. The linen is very different as it is a very stiff almost plastic feeling type.


-Rob

I ordered one a couple weeks ago after seeing this. It's a whole different animal than my latigo strop but seems to be working great. I hadn't considered using the smoother strop for the hollows and the 827 for the heavier blades but it seems like a great idea.

I can't say I've noticed any difference with using the linen though? I agree it's very hard. Is there something that needs to be done to it?

Originally Posted by DogHair

I can't say I've noticed any difference with using the linen though? I agree it's very hard. Is there something that needs to be done to it?

The linen is just fine!