New TM - Horsehide?

Received my new Tony Miller strop, and I am very impressed with the level of craftsmanship displayed in the strop. Really a well made product, clearly lots of care goes into each strop.

However, I have a question for all the TM Horsehide owners out there.
The horsehide on this strop is different than on my previous horsehide strop. There are "ripples" or areas of differing coloration along the full length of the strop. These patterns have no effect on stropping - in fact, I cannot even feel them when running my hand up and down the leather.

Please do not take this post as an affront to Mr. Miller or his products - I was simply wondering if this falls under the normal variation of horsehide leather.

Mine looks about the same as Yours.

I think the horse probably lifted a lot of weights when it was younger and then stopped lifting.

I love the looks of that leather!




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Yup- leather is skin and so it varies... every animal I've skinned/helped skinned (kudu, warthog, sheep, cow- and I've even tanned a lamb/sheep skin) has had variations- scars, "ripples" and in some cases, thick/thin spots etc. The good thing about TM (and kenrup and all those strop guys) is they actively check the leather and don't use any hide that has detrimental variations.

I think the nice even colouring in latigo and other every day leathers is most a result of dye rather than ultra pure, evenly coloured leather :)

This is fairly typical coloration for most of my horsehide. I mention on my storefront the horsehide will range from a light tan to a varigated woodgrain pattern. I usually describe it as looking like quartersawn oak with all the "rays".

This is in the structure of the skin, not raised or recessed below the surface.


Tony

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Originally Posted by loueedacat

I think the horse probably lifted a lot of weights when it was younger and then stopped lifting.

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:rofl2: Yup, Definitely Stretch marks.....

I recived my Heirloom hosrehide a few weeks back and it looks similar to yours.

That's a terrible strop. Don't let Tony fool you. I'll bet that strop will destroy all of your razors. Send it to me for immediate disposal. I'll spare you the ruined razors. As a matter of fact you should pay me to take it off your hands.

That's a real beauty and typical of the grain on Horsehide of that quality.

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Originally Posted by Gunner777

That's a real beauty and typical of the grain on Horsehide of that quality.

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No doubt, I think that's beautiful! My TM horsehide is just great but pretty plain jane. Heck, I might have even paid a few bucks more for patterned grain horsehide. :hmmm:

I like it.

Thanks for all the input, guys! And definitely thank you to Tony for the amazing strop, and for the quick response.

I love how the horsehide looks, it was really more of a curiosity thing. I look forward to many decades of use with it!

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

That's a terrible strop. Don't let Tony fool you. I'll bet that strop will destroy all of your razors. Send it to me for immediate disposal. I'll spare you the ruined razors. As a matter of fact you should pay me to take it off your hands.

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haha I wondered how long it would be until someone posted this!
Just send me your address, I'll send it right over! :rofl2:

Great Looking Strop Tony! Rich you are actually not far off. What those marks are is Fat Lines that were in the hide of the animal. As long as they are not raised or sunken they cause no harm and like said can add character.

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Originally Posted by zib

:rofl2: Yup, Definitely Stretch marks.....

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Originally Posted by Don

Great Looking Strop Tony! Rich you are actually not far off. What those marks are is Fat Lines that were in the hide of the animal. As long as they are not raised or sunken they cause no harm and like said can add character.

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Thanks Don.

Cellulite sort of but more like stretch marks as they are seen but not felt.

Now real fat wrinkles are just that actual wrinkles, usually found near the neck section of a hide and they will be felt on the hide. Not something you will find on strops made by the strop makers on SRP anyway. I have owned a few commercial strops that had them and wondered how they make it past quality.

Tony

maybe one day I will own one of TM's strops the whole thing is trying to con my wife into letting me buy it or hiding it from her when i do buy it

Next time instead of depositing a paycheck, cash it, then deposit most of it (including the dollars and change) this allows you to skim your own paychecks without it being apparent on the bank statement lol!

LMFAO :gwh:if you get caught

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Originally Posted by khaos

Next time instead of depositing a paycheck, cash it, then deposit most of it (including the dollars and change) this allows you to skim your own paychecks without it being apparent on the bank statement lol!

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Lol its what I have discovered. Every now and then buy a few CHEAP things with paypal so when they see your brand new artisan strop you can be like, yeah I bought it, got a great deal though, only $20!