Thread: Kanayama 90000

Originally Posted by Lesslemming

wow, this is truly an apreciatable strop.
I am glad I will be a Kanayama owner myself,
as soon as rasurpur gives me an answer.

I am so looking forward to this strop.

btw. does anybody know which line they sell at rasurpur?
It only has a "3" in the circle instead of 3k or 90k.
I don´t bother much, I´m just interested

Rasurpur sells something outside of this main line of strops...I'm not sure at all. I think they are supplied through a third party, because not even the maker seems to know about them...but it's sure to be a quality strop! Enjoy!

thanks for the answer, I will indeed enjoy the strop

Originally Posted by OLD_SCHOOL

Are you saying that perhaps there is someone producing Kanayama strops? Kinda in the same way Coke is produced and bottled under license in different countries?

No, I think someone else buys the strops to their own specifications, and then sells to Rasurpur...Naomi told us he's never sold to anyone in Europe, to his knowledge, but he does have some people who buy in bulk in Japan.

Looks beautiful.

What is the significance of the numbers? and what is the difference between the 30,000 and the 90,000...aside from $240.

The significanse of numbers will be revealed to you here (opening post): A Visit to Japan's one and only Strop Man - Straight Razor Place Forums

Jim,

I already ordered the 90000 from Rasage. My primary reason for buying it is that it appears to be a functional work of art.

I would be willing to buy one of the metal pieces like he uses for the other strops if that would fit the grommet on the canvas one.

Maybe if you approached him from the art appreciation standpoint he would be willing to sell one. We do use our strops differently here, and I wonder how one can pull the canvas tight when it is attached by a cord. Wouldn't the canvas curl across the width?

Originally Posted by figaro

Jim,

I already ordered the 90000 from Rasage. My primary reason for buying it is that it appears to be a functional work of art.

I would be willing to buy one of the metal pieces like he uses for the other strops if that would fit the grommet on the canvas one.

Maybe if you approached him from the art appreciation standpoint he would be willing to sell one. We do use our strops differently here, and I wonder how one can pull the canvas tight when it is attached by a cord. Wouldn't the canvas curl across the width?

The "canvas" isn't like any fabric I know. It's STIFF. Far stiffer than the leather. I haven't notice any tendency toward curling, but I understand the concern. I'll pass on the request.

Well guys, I talked to Naomi-san about this again, and I have some good news.

After my first question on this matter, he seemed to realize that it was kind of a problem, so he went ahead and attached hanging tackle to all the fabric strops...so apparently, you'll be getting an "upgraded" strop with matching hanging tackle on the fabric and on the leather.

I didn't.

I have the 30000. I feel this strop is nothing short of amazing.

Problem I find is that the hardware is sub par.

In comparison to my heirloom strop and my straight razor designs strop the hardare on this one is tinny.

I'm having a silversmith make ornamented replacements and a friend make a handle. It doesnt need a handle really but.... what the heck.

I am sorry to hear you are the last one who didn´t get the upgrade, jim

And I proudly announce that I am an owner of an Rasurpur Number 3 Kanayama Cordovan Strop.
It really is amazing, nothing like anything I ever owned