It's been 24 hours. And if one point in this discussion is correct it is that the Kanayama Cordovan Strops are excellent strops. I hear the neigh sayers, telling of their newspaper strops. Of course many options exist and are rightly, in receipt of lauding. The Kanayama story has a bit of human interest with the ageing maker only producing a few a week. Well, I still have my latigo, with the heavier draw, my English bridle, and two paddle strops, but without fear of contradiction, the use of the properly treated Kanayama canvas piece, followed by the suede piece, then the cordovan, give an edge in the bathroom where it counts.