Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
I've had plenty of strops in my time and none are like that one. It really is different. Does it do a better job? No it doesn't but it's like everything else in life. You pay your money to get quality in places that are important to you. Otherwise we would all be driving around in Yugos.
The kanayama 80k I had was like eating premium ice cream vs. eating frozen flavored ice (much smoother). I have strops that are broken in that do a little better than my 80k kanayama, but comparing a glazed up horse butt strop with 750 strop sessions on it to a brand new razor isn't fair. I'm sure had I kept the kanayama, it would've developed that slickness on the surface and been heavenly and super.

Plus, it's shell. Where else is anyone going to get new shell cordovan? I really like cheap horse butt strip if a clear section can be found, but it's rough until it's broken in, which probably takes 2500 strokes. Before that, it marks a razor a little bit.

The kanayama premium stuff is very fine, and unlike some of the dissenters seem to be implying, not by any means a $100 strop with a $300 price tag.