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    Default 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!!
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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.



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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by MikekiM View Post
    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?
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Druid View Post
    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 ...
    Thanks, but my question was regarding the color of the strop, not the linen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikekiM View Post
    Thanks, but my question was regarding the color of the strop, not the linen.
    I'm sorry ...

    I left that up to Torolf.

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