Thread: Kanayama #80000 Pickup

So after my visit to Kanoyama Strops last week (story and photos HERE), I went back to pick up my finished #80000 yesterday. Here are a few photos. The first one is my eldest son, Raiden, with the new boxed up strop standing with Naomi-san in front of his home and place of business.





Three part #80000 freshly unboxed with black protective cover.



#80000 (left) next to #2196 (right): The #80000 is less shiny, but significantly more supple!




#80000 (left) next to #2196 (right): Slightly nicer hardware on the #80000.



#80000 (left) next to #2196 (right): I had Naomi-san sign the suede piece.

It's hard to see from the photo, but in hand the #80000 feels significantly thicker, heavier, and more supple than the #2196, an excellent strop in its own right. The draw is a bit heavier and a lot more rich feeling. Additionally, stropping on the suede feels amazing!

#80000 (top) and #2196 (bottom), both sitting on the black protective case.

I am afraid if I had a signed one it would go in an argon filled hermetically sealed case in a vault somewhere. Nice strop !

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I am afraid if I had a signed one it would go in an argon filled hermetically sealed case in a vault somewhere. Nice strop !

Haha! I can understand the sentiment! That being said, this one is a working strop!

Very nice, Sir ...

I like the personalized signature!

Is that your bike? (certified bike nut) Looks like a good city bike in the land of Keirin.

super strop too.

Originally Posted by WadePatton

Is that your bike? (certified bike nut) Looks like a good city bike in the land of Keirin.

Haha! No, that is definitely not my bike! My nice bike is a Cannondale CAAD10. My city bike is a Giant. And, this truly is cycling Nirvana here! I'm out in the mountains on my CAAD10 every weekend!

Originally Posted by Yamabushi

Haha! No, that is definitely not my bike! My nice bike is a Cannondale CAAD10. My city bike is a Giant. And, this truly is cycling Nirvana here! I'm out in the mountains on my CAAD10 every weekend!

A pal of mine (a prominent builder) has a Nagasawa. I have watched videos of Nagasawa brazing his frames. I braze mine too. My first adult bicycles were Cannondales (long time ago). Now I must ride.

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Thanks for sharing the entire story Pete. You have had a once in a lifetime opportunity to not only acquire one of the finest strops in the world but meet the master craftsman in person as a part of that opportunity. Enjoy that sweet strop. The finish that Kanoyama puts on that leather is just amazing.

Lovely Yamabushi!! Congrats, for the strop and for the son... looks like it'll be a family tradition...