Quote Originally Posted by Iceni View Post
Thank you for those responses, I think you have cleared a few misunderstandings I have about strops, And probably created some new ones as well!

My intention with the rather passive aggressive post was to see if there actually was something unique about different strops, And if so how does it measure. I've read a lot of strop threads and they all seem to end in the same way with no real answer just opinions.

And I think it is fair to say the opinion on strops is divided in some respects, In others it is not.

Neil I owe you a direct apology. It was not my intention to inflame you either directly or indirectly. I merely wanted to post an opinion that I knew would cause people to respond in as factual a manner as possible. It was wrong of me to do so. In doing so your strops have come out as been not only of the highest quality materials, I also see that you go beyond been a craftsman and deep into the realm of been an artist. You were offended enough to attack me directly. And I think that speaks volumes about just how much of your soul goes into your work. Thank you for been honest and caring. And I also thank every one that defended Neil and his strops. You've just made me want one more than ever.
The notion that there are some magical differences between strops is pretty much held by a small number of folks. I think most realize all strops do the same thing. I say that as a guy who used to collect strops and at one time I had a strop from just about every critten that walked, crawled, swam or ran. They all did the same thing. Some looked nicer and they all felt different but that was about it.