Excellent. I have started using this technique now also and it works great! Very simple yet effective and easy on the hands after an extended stropping session. Thank you!
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Yep, I gave it a try as well, and it went well. I'm not sure whether or not if I will stick with it, but it definitely has it's merits! Thanks for you sharing that!
Sorry if I was out of line.
I have your site in my favourites and now and then I check the strop section.
Most recently I saw a strop you was selling 3inch Cordovan so I got my tape measure out and compared it to my Bridle leather strop . Yours was shorter so I assumed that was the length of all your cordovan strops.
I didn't realise you make alternate length strops.
Every one talks highly of your strops ,so im sure they are the business ..
Price wise I think your strops are a better deal than the Kanayama.
P.S the Kanayama suffers from a lack of a handle ..
Neil, you won me over. I just placed an order. I now have 5 Kanayama strops (1 70k, 2 80k and 2 90k) and 1 Neil Miller. All cordovan leather
Yes everyone is in awe over Neil's strops however please no talk of ordering or buying on the forums.
Ooops, got carried away. Mea culpa
The leathers are all the same except for length.
If you are an average man with an average arm length the 70K would be most suitable
If you like a little extra swing the 80K would fit the bill
If you have big hands the 90K is the way to go as you would still have a lot of length to get a full stroke in. They don't have handles or a D-ring so you hold the end with your hands.
Also, the 70K does not come with a scrub leather, only the smooth leather and a linen strop while the 80K and 90K are three piece sets and you also get a PU cover for the leather which according to
pixelfixed is important to keep dust off the leather which could affect the edge when stropping.
I use the linen to warm the blade before stropping and the scrub leather to clean and dry the blade after shaving. Works great and keeps my edges going for a long time