My new handmade Jon Ashmore from Sheffield strops
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The 3" to the left is horse hide with hardwood thumb tensioning blocks for complete feel and control. It is combined with a 5mm leather tanned with trivalent chromic dioxide.(The same as green chromium oxide paste)
The smaller hanging strop is 2" wide horsehide combined with good quality linen
And 2 double sided paddle strops, one with horsehide and the other one with CroX and webbing
I have still not tested the strops since I just unpacked them, but they look and feel great. I will enjoy theese for a very very long time. They may not be artwork but in my eyes they are beautiful and extremely practical.
I look forward trying them out properly.
How do you like them?