Results 1 to 6 of 6
Like Tree1Likes
  • 1 Post By kalerolf

Thread: Ony one ready for testing?

  1. #1
    Senior Member proximus26's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Kent WA
    Posts
    487
    Thanked: 43

    Default Anyone ready for testing?

    Hello all good people,

    Here is my new purchase story... quite recently I bought these two stropping belts but I haven`t used them yet. These are custom made stropping belts as per my request. Apparently this is full-grain leather impregnated. The smaller one is 23 in length and width 2 3/8 in. The second belt is woven the same length but is 3in. wide. I do not know whether it was good purchase but seller said they are stropping ready and he personally use the same leather. I am a beginner and not really know how to perform stropping correctly yet. My current strop has already few cuts. It is still learning curve...

    Then I got an idea, that maybe someone on this forum will checked stropping capability and quality of new purchase strops. I am capable to send these both strop (or separate them to two different mentors) to one of our mentors so that he could to test it. Of course I will cover the costs of the shipping but only request I have that person is located close to the WA. Is there any mentor, who would like to check these strops?

    Name:  DSC_0752 (Medium).jpg
Views: 208
Size:  44.0 KBName:  DSC_0753 (Medium).jpg
Views: 210
Size:  53.9 KBName:  DSC_0754 (Medium).jpg
Views: 216
Size:  50.5 KBName:  DSC_0755 (Medium).jpg
Views: 218
Size:  53.2 KBName:  DSC_0756 (Medium).jpg
Views: 227
Size:  51.8 KBName:  DSC_0757 (Medium).jpg
Views: 206
Size:  46.8 KBName:  DSC_0758 (Medium).jpg
Views: 214
Size:  43.5 KB
    Last edited by proximus26; 01-12-2012 at 06:06 AM.

  2. #2
    Senior Member blabbermouth kalerolf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Amsterdam Holland
    Posts
    2,124
    Thanked: 246

    Default

    They look great, what kind of leather you used?
    Im sure there come up person that is located close to the WA.
    Good luck whit those.
    commiecat likes this.

  3. #3
    Senior Member proximus26's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Kent WA
    Posts
    487
    Thanked: 43

    Default

    Kalerolf in regards leather type I was told that this is"made of natural full grain bovine leather, vegetable tanned like "Yuft", impregnated in a natural beeswax". I hope it is right type of leather for stropping.

    Regards!

  4. #4
    Senior Member blabbermouth kalerolf's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Amsterdam Holland
    Posts
    2,124
    Thanked: 246

    Default

    yes i think its the right type of leather for stropping.
    I use now almost 2 years the same sort of leather and i am very pleased whit it.
    Use it and have fun.

  5. #5
    The Hurdy Gurdy Man thebigspendur's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    New Mexico
    Posts
    32,736
    Thanked: 5016
    Blog Entries
    4

    Default

    There is nothing about those strops that would in any way harm a razor. I would say just use them. If need be practice with a butter knife until you get the stroke down. The idea is to have smooth supple defect free leather. As long as you meet those criteria you're good to go. Whether you like the feel of them once you use them is another story.But that's a personal thing.
    No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero

  6. #6
    Senior Member proximus26's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Kent WA
    Posts
    487
    Thanked: 43

    Default

    In this case I will continue learning curve on my old strop before switching to new one. Thank you!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •