Ordering a Scrupleworks Oil Tanned Horween Horsehide... pic request & thoughts

I am now in the market for a new strop... I am going for a 2.5" Scrupleworks Oil Tanned Horween Horsehide.

No handles but rather than bare barber ends, I am going to request Torolf add some end caps just to have something to hold onto. Essentially, finish the ends as he would with handles and leave the handles off. I have seen and am considering the "T" hardware.. pretty cool.

Not sure what my color options are going to be since I haven't heard back from Torolf yet.. but the more natural the color can be, the better. I prefer to leave it undied if possible and let use & time determine the color.

Still undecided if I want natural linen or cotton and to be frank, I may get both. But I may choose to have them all separate and detached from each other. Three separate components. I have natural linen on my Tony Miller. I'd like to try cotton as well, but since Torolf builds the strops in a non-modular fashion, I don't want to be cornered in to one material. Hence the three separate components.

I would love to see some pictures of your Scrupleworks Oil Tanned Horween Horsehide strops!!

Would like see these also

How about these?
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No oil tanned here ... Vegetable tanned horse. But, the workmanship and draw are superb! I also have barber ends, which at this point in my shaving evolution, are my choice..

You made a great choice in strops!

Both photos, the Scrupleworks pictured with a Kanayama #3, which sports Torolf's Natural Linen as a second component.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...psf0bd9110.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...psaa269173.jpg

Thank you... I had seen these pictures when you first received the strop and linen from Scrupleworks.. Glad you're happy.

Did you specify the strop component be natural and not dyed?

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Originally Posted by MikekiM

Thank you... I had seen these pictures when you first received the strop and linen from Scrupleworks.. Glad you're happy.

Did you specify the strop component be natural and not dyed?

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Yes, I asked Torolf for Natural Linen. I've been using that product for some time, and I find it to be superior. But, Torolf is the gent to ask questions of .. He knows his products without question!

I hope you enjoy your new strop ...

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Originally Posted by Druid

Yes, I asked Torolf for Natural Linen. I've been using that product for some time, and I find it to be superior. But, Torolf is the gent to ask questions of .. He knows his products without question!

I hope you enjoy your new strop ...

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Thanks, but my question was regarding the color of the strop, not the linen.

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Originally Posted by MikekiM

Thanks, but my question was regarding the color of the strop, not the linen.

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I'm sorry ...

I left that up to Torolf.

IME, regarding the color of the strop in general ....... if you strop like I do, a natural color will darken with use to a mottled effect. A dyed strop will not show that as much, but will show scuffs. The only solution to that ...... if you strop like I do ....... is don't use them. Let 'em hang and admire them. I don't know how other people strop so maybe it is just me ? :)

Leave the color natural,Holy Crow,this may be food for a new thread,What color strop produces the best Edge:))

Great looking strop, I'm sure you'll be happy with it. I have an old C-mon Blackie I scored off the bay that I really like, smooth, no tooth. btw, sorry to hijack the thread, but does anyone know where horse shell can be acquired so that I might make my own strop? I've been looking for it of and on for a long time. I've tried to contact Horween but they never get back to me. Is this stuff somehow government controlled or something?

if you want horsebutt then zack white sells it but you have to take the entire strip. price is fair, shipping a little out but still worth the money, I got 2 2 1/2 inches and one 3 inch strop for about 10. a pop.