Shell Cordovan and Flax Linen

[bruseth]

Just received a new strop a couple of days ago. Very excited about it, so I wanted to share. It’s a 3” wide Shell Cordovan and genuine Flax Linen strop. Made by a very nice, accommodating guy in the U.K. named ‘Alastair’. The strop looks very handsome, and works just •great•! The Cordovan has virtually no draw (which I like) and the razor just glides over the leather. I find myself doing pass after pass, just for the pleasure of it ;-) I see now why some people say they get in a ‘Zen-like’ state when they strop.

I’ve included a couple of pics of the strop. Let me know what you think. BTW, if your interested in seeing some of his work, Alastair (the strop maker) operates off of his FaceBook page. Just search for ‘Westholme Strops’.




Thanks for looking.