Thread: New Tony Miller Strop

I bought a Heirloom #1 BEST 2 1/2" Vintage Honey Brown Hanging Strop from Tony about a month ago and he included the starter strop too. These are works of art. I stopped using the Dovo strop I had after getting these. They do force me to strop nice and slowly because I will cry like a baby if I nick it...

Originally Posted by spacetoast

I received the strop I ordered from Tony yesterday.

What a beauty! It's the #1 3" with the black Latigo leather on one side and the Honey Brown on the other. It's beefy. It's chunky. You could hypnotize a Harley Davidson rider with it by merely swinging it back and forth a few times in front of them! But most of all it's a work of art.

And the attention to detail. Just look at the rivets in the 2nd pic. They are all lined up. To some, that might imply anal retentiveness, but to me, that screams "I care about my work!"

Tony also threw in a starter strop (which is a beautiful piece as well) and a bottle of leather conditioner.

Thanks, Tony! Getting that strop yesterday totally made my day and I can't wait to use it!

Curtis

Oh dear
Looks like the creditcard will take another hit! (Will be the fourth present to myself this week )

Okay, now I'm even more confused. What's the difference between black latigo and red? Is the dual leather a custom order or is it listed on Tony's site and I somehow missed it? I'm curious about cost and if I can "Santa" one of these to myself.
Jack

Originally Posted by maclean3

Okay, now I'm even more confused. What's the difference between black latigo and red? Is the dual leather a custom order or is it listed on Tony's site and I somehow missed it? I'm curious about cost and if I can "Santa" one of these to myself.
Jack

I dont know about the difference between Black and Red Latigo (other than the colour difference, of course!), but the dual leather is an add-on, listed on Tony's site. Depending on what you have, it adds about $10 to the cost.

Wow, for ten bucks that's a mighty fine upgrade! I've got a few more Christmas gifts to pay for but, umm ... anybody want to buy a kidney?
I need to get with Tony and decide whether to go with red or black latigo with the honey combo strop. I need some paste for a paddle strop I scored yesterday anyway so might as well bite the bullet and get it all at once.
Jack

My current supply of black latigo has slightly more draw than the red and a bit more texture to the surface, not exactly glass smooth like the red tends to be. Neither are a shiney finish but the black is not as smooth as the red.

Some new hides arrived late yesterday from a different Latigo that may be very promising (or a rather large load will be headed back to the tannery <g>).

Tony

Just placed my order through Tony's website. Decided to go with the #1 Best in 2.5" red latigo/honey brown.

This is on top of buying a Dovo w/paddle starter kit from "Flounder" about two hours ago (WITH Lynn's DVD!) - he's giving up on straights and I couldn't pass up the deal ... By this time next week I should be shaving with full, top quality equipment!

Did I mention how glad I am I found this place?! You guys rock!
Jack

It is a nice strop, I will probably get the same one than Spacetoast, I don’t see how I can go wrong with this one, the idea of the two leather with the linen is good but I have heard that the linen does not really make any difference, in fact some expert are saying that it was really never proven that it is improving the condition of the edge, in fact the only thing they are sure is that it does not damage the edge, any comments???

Regards

Norm.

hello Gents
my name is Mike
just Joined yesterday
i recived a new strop which like the one pictured
has soft black leather on one strop and tan harder leather on the other
i thought i was getting a leather and linen combo
my question is this, what are each strops used for. and should i have a linen strop or does one of these strops take its place.
thanks Mike

Originally Posted by grottolord

hello Gents
my name is Mike
just Joined yesterday
i recived a new strop which like the one pictured
has soft black leather on one strop and tan harder leather on the other
i thought i was getting a leather and linen combo
my question is this, what are each strops used for. and should i have a linen strop or does one of these strops take its place.
thanks Mike

In my humble opinion you certainly don't need linen. My strop has never had it and I wouldn't order one with it. However you should call Tony Miller he is very helpful and can tell you more about his products than anyone..