Thread: Kanayama Cordovan Strop 90000

Originally Posted by lz6

I use this method to hold all my plain end strops regardless of width. This one happens to be a Terminator No 1. I feel comfortable with this hold because it allows me to pull the entire width of the leather helping to maintain the stropping area perfectly flat.

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!

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!

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I would like to say that my strops come in a range of sizes and can be had - at a price - much longer than the kanoyamas. The standard ones are plenty long enough for most people. I quote the overall size plus the clear stropping length. The overall length tends to be around 22.5 inches - 23 inches (the kanoyama 80000 is slightly longer - overall length is given as 600 cm which is 23.5 inches, but costs significantly more than my shell cordovan strops without stuffed handle, cut flat at the bottom). Mine are also available in a 3" wide version as opposed the kanoyamas 2.5ins, along with genuine linen, and are still far cheaper than the 80000.

The 90000 is over 300.00 US and 660cm overall, but still only 2.5ins wide. My strops in this price range are 3 ins wide (2.5ins if made with exotic leather handles) and come with genuine linen and are longer. That makes up in part for not having the third stropping component or sleeve that the 80000 and 90000 have.

I do a variety of 3in wide versions, with one or two stuffed handles, solid stainless or brass hardware with heavy duty chromes swivels instead of pressed nickel coated plates with bent nail blanks as swivels, that have clear stropping lengths of 14ins to 18ins. Some of these are under 300.00 US.

I don't usually reply about any mentions of my items, but I feel that I do have to correct anything that has a negative aspect and/or is misleading, as long as that aspect is wrong and ill-researched, such as this.

My strops sell out very quickly - the last lot have sold already so the stock listed was probably short, but a simple email can get more advice. I have to correct that too - I tend not to reply to daft emails asking the same questions that are answered in the lengthy descriptions I give - I don't have the time.

Regards,
Neil

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

Originally Posted by svcaramia

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

So out of the 5 which is the best strop you would recommend and why?

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