Where to find linen/canvas strops?

At one time Classic Shaving offered linen/canvas strops, but don't anymore. Anyone know where I can get my hands on a good one?

~Tim :wink:

Ace,
Do you want just the linen side of a leather/linen strop like the linen side of an Illinois strop?
Might be able to help there.
Tony

Hey Tony!
Yup! I have a conditioned leather strop from HandAmerican and just need the canvas/linen one. Do you have one for sale?

~Tim :wink:

Classic Shaving DOES still sell the leather/linen strops, from DOVO! I just checked......the one I got was $49.99, and came with a wonderfully prepared leather side, with an attached linen strop connected to the back! It is also the best linen strop I have right now......

Sign me .....confused?

(Unless you were looking for ONLY a linen strop ...??)

Yep, that's right Chaaaz! All I'm looking for is the linen strop. At one time CS offered one by itself. I think its logo was of an eagle or hawk with the words "Barber's Best" all in gold print. Don't tell me I'm gonna have to buy a leather/linen strop set just to get the linen one!

~Tim :wink:

Tim,
I have a new linen strop from an Illinois #127. It is 2.5" wide and 23" long including the handles. Brand new, unused. I assume you already have the hardware on the other strop and will add this? if not this does have a hole in the top where it could be hung. I caould set a grommet in it for you.
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Tony

Not sure, but I believe Tilly has some linen available. You might try contacting her through her website: http://www.redtrader99.com

Hal

Booklady has been selling some very nice linen only strops on ebay for the last year or so. Although she is almost out, I think she has a few Merit Silk strops that appear occasionally. Otherwise, you could also buy a used strop on Ebay with a bad piece of leather so the cost was low...and just pitch the leather and save the linen.

I just got a Merit silk strop from Booklady (local to me) this week. Great strop, new old stock too, never used. really has a nice feel and was almost identical in feel to the linen on the back of the Horsehide Illinois I sold last weekend.


Tony

Hi Tony,

I also have an older style Horsehide Illinois 361 that comes with a classic linen strop, so very different from the newer type "linen finished" that comes with the newer Cowhide Illinois 361 that I also have. It will be interesting to compare it with the Merit silk strop, which is one fine looking strop.

I also have a linen strop that came with George's strop, so I expect they could also be ordered seperately from him. However, it is a much lighter fabric than the linen available on my older classic strops. Even so, I much prefer real linen to the "linen finished" strops that come with the new Illinois.

Hal

Hal,
Glad you got a Merit too from Linda (Booklady). Mine is great and I am using it with a Russian Korova Kozha leather strop.

Have you seen any of the Jemico strops. I have a small, very reddish looking one. pebble leather on the back side, flat tight suede finish on the business side. it's so red it looks like it is impregnated with red paste which it may well be. it is marked simply Jemico Russian. They make a high end strop, $90 or so with a really soft looking linen. Seems to be a loose weave but I did get to handle one to tell for sure.

Tony

Thanks Tony. BTW, I saw a Russian Strop like the one you have listed on ebay, and if I hadn't had so many good ones at the moment, I would have bid on it. My Llama brand and Red Imp are my favorites, both of which I won on ebay.

I haven't handled any of those Jerrico strops, but the smaller Jerricos that I've seen, look a lot like the Russian Dovo?

Hal

Hal,
I got the Russian strop on eBay a hour or so before I sniped that Merit away from you :twisted: At least I got you hooked up with another. Mine is cow hide (Karova Kozha means cowhide) and missed a calf hide one earlier that evening.

The small Jemicos do look like the Dovos but the larger ones differ.

Tony