Thread: Westholme Strop

My new Westholme Strop! What an absolute beauty. It's a work of art. I haven't stopped smiling since it arrived. My face is starting to ache! To be honest, I'm a bit frightened to use it! Thank you Alastair!

Beautiful.

I've been looking at these strops too. I wish he could make a 2.5 inch shell with linen but I understand he is having trouble finding linen that width. I just don't want another 3 inch strop.

Lovely looking strop,well done Wayne.
Hopefully mine should be with me in a few weeks, looking forward to it.
Don't be frightened to use it

Originally Posted by wayne394

My new Westholme Strop! What an absolute beauty. It's a work of art. I haven't stopped smiling since it arrived. My face is starting to ache! To be honest, I'm a bit frightened to use it! Thank you Alastair!

I am ordering the exact same one

Originally Posted by wayne394

My new Westholme Strop! What an absolute beauty. It's a work of art. I haven't stopped smiling since it arrived. My face is starting to ache! To be honest, I'm a bit frightened to use it! Thank you Alastair!

Generous comments Wayne, for which I'm hugely grateful. Don't be afraid to use it! Regards, Alastair.

Originally Posted by Slasher

Lovely looking strop,well done Wayne.
Hopefully mine should be with me in a few weeks, looking forward to it.
Don't be frightened to use it

Quicker than that I hope Vasos! Should be on its way by Tuesday. Regards, Alastair.

Originally Posted by GC7

Beautiful.

I've been looking at these strops too. I wish he could make a 2.5 inch shell with linen but I understand he is having trouble finding linen that width. I just don't want another 3 inch strop.

me too, I hate larger strops, I prefer 2" or 2.5". Anyway Westhome is producing 2.5" or narrower strops, he told me that there is no extra cost for custom designs.

Originally Posted by Rampa

me too, I hate larger strops, I prefer 2" or 2.5". Anyway Westhome is producing 2.5" or narrower strops, he told me that there is no extra cost for custom designs.

Why do you hate wider strops?

Because the spike point razors, sometimes they scratch badly the surface of the strop, with a narrower one I have more control where the blade is going on the leather, also I love the x strokes, last but not least sometimes the larger (and thicker) strops haven't a so regular surface.

And your able to avoid this with the x stroke ...interesting.

Sorry but my english is not so good, I like the x strokes on the narrower strops. The great advantage of a narrow strop is that the leather hardly bends along the narrow width.