Thread: Kanayama Strops - Are They Extinct?

Originally Posted by BobH

Er, your missing a seal skin strop in that progression eh.

Bob

Wow, what other surfaces haven't been posted? Humpty back camels?

Seriously, i mailed Takeshi and he was very prompt to reply, think some faux unicorn may be headed this way anon

Originally Posted by BobH

Er, your missing a seal skin strop in that progression eh.

Bob

I only throw the seal skin into the rotation on leap years. In 2016, it will be there. At the moment, I have it conditioning on a beach in the northern Pacific.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Hey you should get one of the frozen unicorn tear hones that are about 1,000,000,000 grit to go with the strop
To clarify, my strop is a homemade roo leather one.

I wish I had known about those tear hones before I slaughtered him for a strop, thanks for keeping that lil secret until it was too late, Ed. I did however get a very unique set of "horn" scales...

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Have had several,They are truly world class strops,magnificent construction,leather to die for.
Used them all,at the end of the day when the blade meets the face,they are no differant than any other Quality strop for a fraction of the Price,JMO

I'm sure you're right Bill. Like a lot of things in this hobby though I'm looking forward to a nice artisan piece - like you brushes!

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

I'm sure you're right Bill. Like a lot of things in this hobby though I'm looking forward to a nice artisan piece - like you brushes!

Thax man. your going to love the strop,(could maybe bought some tooling for your new lathe tho
They are great strops, but you will kiss alot of frogs, before you find your true princess.
give me a Russian or scottish pure, real shell (Horse) ,But in the end, your shaving edge will be the same no matter what it is made from.
Above all, have fun.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Thax man. your going to love the strop,(could maybe bought some tooling for your new lathe tho
They are great strops, but you will kiss alot of frogs, before you find your true princess.
give me a Russian or scottish pure, real shell (Horse) ,But in the end, your shaving edge will be the same no matter what it is made from.
Above all, have fun.

I do need a chuck

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

I do need a chuck

As I recall you had a couple 4 jaws,learn to zero them,you will need no mo chucks

When I look at his strops a simple question occurs to me and perhaps some of the strop makers could answer: if his strops are the stuff of legends, why aren't more leather workers using this material? Does he also breed the cattle? It is not magic, it is bovine or horse. I'm sure there are many craftsman who could make a long rectangle and attach some hardware....so again it must be his source of material....they are beautiful!

Originally Posted by WW243

When I look at his strops a simple question occurs to me and perhaps some of the strop makers could answer: if his strops are the stuff of legends, why aren't more leather workers using this material? Does he also breed the cattle? It is not magic, it is bovine or horse. I'm sure there are many craftsman who could make a long rectangle and attach some hardware....so again it must be his source of material....they are beautiful!

Yes, while I'm curious to see how it performs, my interest is in owning a nice craftsman piece, that has existed for so long, but may not anymore. Just like our brushes we buy, rare natural stones, gold wash, dozens of razors, etc, almost none of that performs better than a less expensive equivalent.
Just like my Neil Miller, I'm sure my stropping was fine before, but I never knew it could FEEL so different. A real pleasure in my mind

At least I have to say all this to myself to make an excuse for spending the money

I in no way mean to be critical and as far as this strop: the dude isn't going to live forever and who knows if he will be able to pass down his craft? I know that Japan makes some of their craftspeople National Treasures....I think there is some merit to this. I for one can't wait to hear about your experience.

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Yes, while I'm curious to see how it performs, my interest is in owning a nice craftsman piece, that has existed for so long, but may not anymore. Just like our brushes we buy, rare natural stones, gold wash, dozens of razors, etc, almost none of that performs better than a less expensive equivalent.
Just like my Neil Miller, I'm sure my stropping was fine before, but I never knew it could FEEL so different. A real pleasure in my mind

At least I have to say all this to myself to make an excuse for spending the money

Originally Posted by WW243

I in no way mean to be critical and as far as this strop: the dude isn't going to live forever and who knows if he will be able to pass down his craft? I know that Japan makes some of their craftspeople National Treasures....I think there is some merit to this. I for one can't wait to hear about your experience.

Of course- it's completely fair to question something that costs so much
I do that myself all the time! Haha.

In the end, yes, just a piece of leather