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Thread: Trying to buy another strop
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10-14-2014, 06:02 AM #1
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Thanked: 36i'd vote for a kanayama. although, i know i will buy a neil miller in the future after the kanayama
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10-14-2014, 09:55 AM #2
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Thanked: 1Usually the people, talking about strops or straight razors, can say only what they like, but almost nothing about "why" they like that strop or straight razor. I don't need to know if a Neil Miller strop is better than a Kanayama, I need just to know if that one is right for my shaving and honing. Usually we can recognize the character of a razor: generally a Sheffield blade is sweeter than a Solingen one, but this doesn't mean that a Solingen blade will kill your cheeks. We know the usual hardness of modern and old french blade, but we don't know so much about the differences between different strops. I know that Miller and Kanayama are at the top of the quality, but can you explain me this quality, and how this quality affect your razors? I found a partial answer to my question reading this and other forums, I'm trying to understand how a strop is working through the experience of the other users.
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10-14-2014, 12:19 PM #3
How would we know what strop is best for your shaving?
Even though I love my Sheffields more, my best shave came from German steel.
I'm sorry the thread has not produced the results you wanted.
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10-14-2014, 12:43 PM #4
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Thanked: 1But you know my razors!
Anyway this thread was very useful because I'm interested on a Scrupleworks strop, the price is reasonable, hoping for good quality. Kanayama and N. Miller strops are not my choice because the customs fees and the lack of availability of the desired cordovan size respectively. Thank you for your support.
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10-14-2014, 01:07 PM #5
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Thanked: 3222I can understand the concern with customs fees fully. I was under the impression that import customs fees were the same for EU made products no matter the which EU country they came from.
Also be aware that by contacting Neil Miller he can make a Cordovan strop to your specifications within reason of course. I wanted a 3 inch/about 8cm wide Cordovan leather strop but wanted a longish one. Neil was able to supply me with one that had 23.5 inch/about 60cm of useful stropping surface. You might not be stuck getting a stock item.
Anyway, from what I have read the Scruppleworks strop is also a fine strop.
BobLife is a terminal illness in the end
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10-14-2014, 03:13 PM #6
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10-14-2014, 04:29 PM #7
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10-15-2014, 01:26 PM #8
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Thanked: 1Entropy, I'm jealous of your strop set, in the future I'll buy a Kanayama and N. Miller, in the meantime I hope well with my new Torolf strop.
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10-14-2014, 03:34 PM #9
Lack of availability of lengths is not because of the makers, but due to limitations on the sizes of hides. I'm not a leather expert like Neil, but I believe that this is especially true of shell cordovan. If materials are available, Neil is great to work with, and will make anything your mind can envision. And, in my experience, it will exceed your expectations!
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