Thread: The Elusive Travel Strop

And it is self repairing.

Originally Posted by Obie

Badgister and Sharpton,

I, too, am fond of palm stropping. For the past few years, I have finished my pre-shave stropping with about 50 strokes on the palm of my hand. The palm of the hand is a pretty good strop: portable and free.

And seemingly, quite effective!

Try a short piece of Roo it is the best roll up strop material
Mine is longer than most average strops apt about 2.5 feet long and still rolls to about 1.5 inches diameter max

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...p-my-take.html

A piece about 14" x 2 or 3" wide would work a treat & roll up pretty small

Mine is a Scrupleworks Pratice Strop. I love it.

Chasmo

I use this - my sister found it for me in an antiques shop some years ago and it works very well:



James.

Originally Posted by Chasmo

Mine is a Scrupleworks Pratice Strop. I love it.

Chasmo

Chasmo, Tolorf makes great strops. I have one and love it. When I design my travel strop, he will be one of a number of top strop makers I will consider.

James, my dear friend, you have me at a loss. What is that? It's beautiful.

That's a retractable strop. They usually have a coil spring inside the can that rolls the strop up when not in use. Kind of like a window blind. They were also known for popping loose and cracking your knuckles with end rings. I wish I could find one that pretty - or that my wife would let me buy the raw silver to make one.

Jimbo, very cool, is it leather?

How about a Pic extended?

Here’s a pic of the Dovo 12” travel stop. It has a cotton or cotton blend fine weave “Linen” and very supple 1.5 X12 in leather that rolls in to a nice 1.5 X 2 in roll, easily fitting in a shoe or pocket.

The linen and leather produce a fine edge. A Paracord lanyard loops over any door handle.

I don’t think they are all that expensive, this one was a gift from my son.