I used an old (bought in the 1970s) Illinois "Imperial Russia" strop for nearly 40 years before it got too ragged to keep using. Bought another one about a year ago, and found that their quality has really deteriorated - the thing started peeling almost on day one, and now the leather side is nearly unusable. So I'm in the market for a new one, and want to shy away from the Fromm/Illinois strops - apparently I'm not the only one to experience quality problems, judging by the reviews on Amazon.

I was looking for a moderately priced strop, and came across the 30-Degree latigo strops. They get 5-star reviews on Amazon, but I haven't been able to find much information on them here. Their 2" version is about $56, and the 3" is $75. Granted, that's way more than I've ever spent on a strop, but I'd be willing to go the $75 if it's really good and will last significantly longer than the Fromm that lasted less than a year...

Anybody have any experience with these 30-Degree strops?

Thanks!