Thread: Shelly

That is thin for a Shell,but a lovely looking strop

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

That is thin for a Shell,but a lovely looking strop

Feel free to forget this old info, it is only good for vintage strops, say around 105 to 75 years ago.

Today the standard from Horween and Shinki-Hikaku are all around 1.9 thick, sometimes a wee fraction thicker, sometimes a fraction thinner.

I measure each strop I have ever made. The Horween shell cordovan being painfully regular at 1.8 to 1.9mm in thickness, and that is strops by the hundred, if not the thousand...

Neil Miller

PS a salient reminder:shell cordovan is the fibrous bit contined under the skin of a horses butt, this is what makes it expensive.

Ordinary cordovan is normal hide, taken from any other piece of the horse except that gets the cordovan treatment.

In terms of expense xhell cordovan is most expensive,
cordovan cost a good deal less,
horsehide costs very little.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Feel free to forget this old info, it is only good for vintage strops, say around 105 to 75 years ago.

Today the standard from Horween and Shinki-Hikaku are all around 1.9 thick, sometimes a wee fraction thicker, sometimes a fraction thinner.

I measure each strop I have ever made. The Horween shell cordovan being painfully regular at 1.8 to 1.9mm in thickness, and that is strops by the hundred, if not the thousand...

Neil Miller

PS a salient reminder:shell cordovan is the fibrous bit contined under the skin of a horses butt, this is what makes it expensive.

Ordinary cordovan is normal hide, taken from any other piece of the horse except that gets the cordovan treatment.

In terms of expense xhell cordovan is most expensive,
cordovan cost a good deal less,
horsehide costs very little.

Cheers for the lesson Neil.
Oh, and i would also love to take one of your strops for a ride.
But that's another thread.
Coming soon at a forum near you.

I'm left handed but I strop with my right hand and if I use my left...it's all thumbs.

Figure that out.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I'm left handed but I strop with my right hand and if I use my left...it's all thumbs.

Figure that out.

Just took a shot at left handed (non dominant hand) stropping. Not to hijack the thread I've started another ......... thanks to Slasher for giving this old man another aspect of this sport to pursue

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...ml#post1438710

Very nice strop. I like the D rings.
I have some old rigging "D"s like that but they are attached to a saddle that's older than most of my razors.