Thread: Anyone know any good European strop companies?

Martin or Zak could probably be more specific about the datation of the apparition of the different kinds of strops.

I may be completly mistaking.

I suspect hanging strops were originally used by barbers and as barbering developed they became increasingly popular. The paddles and retractables were made for personal use and just fell out of favor over time. Paddles just morphed into items for travel and bench strops for heavy duty specialized use.

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Edit : if you want me to check, I could ask the owner of the actual Kindal shop in Paris, she is selling old stock products, quite expensive but untouched goods.

You mean new old stock that sounds fantastic, I'd love some prices!

Keep in mind Horween leather is considered by many to be top shelf.
Made in your home town of Chicago.
I have a Scrupleworks strop and I am very happy with it. It is Horween vegetable tanned strop.
Are you sure you want vintage and European? And why? Just asking.

Originally Posted by UKRob

I'm a bit confused as to why you specified a vintage strop. It's already been pointed out that you take a big chance on buying any old strop - and I don't see that vintage necessarily means better quality.

The old horses from back then had better hides !! ........ ............

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The old horses from back then had better hides !! ........ ............

How does that go. "The old gray nag aint what she used to be, aint what she used to , The old gray nag...." Buy me now...

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

How does that go. "The old gray nag aint what she used to be, aint what she used to , The old gray nag...." Buy me now...

Actually it was 'The old grey mare, she ain't what she used to be.' I read that when Henry Armstrong beat Lou Ambers for the lightweight championship in 1939, Ambers sang that tune on the way back to the dressing room. Dunno if there is any truth in it ............

There is something to be said for older strops if you can get them in good condition, all modern leather is mostly taken from beef bred animals and quite young animals at that, past makers used fallen animals including old well worked hardy bred draught Horses with much thicker hides and over develop hind quarters the shells on these Horses were thicker and stronger, Kanayama Cordovan shell can be 4 even 5mm thick that's very difficult to find makes me think Mr Naomi-san of Kanayama as a very old and trusted supplier of these shells.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

Keep in mind Horween leather is considered by many to be top shelf.
Made in your home town of Chicago.
I have a Scrupleworks strop and I am very happy with it. It is Horween vegetable tanned strop.
Are you sure you want vintage and European? And why? Just asking.

True great strops are made in my back yard which I think is pretty cool and I've been considering one, however they seem all to common and I'm a fool for less common, old, European thing just always have been. I do realize that they may be about the same quality as many strops. One last thing I do realize it may be common in Europe but not so common in the states and I'm alright with that.

Originally Posted by Impaler41

True great strops are made in my back yard which I think is pretty cool and I've been considering one, however they seem all to common and I'm a fool for less common, old, European thing just always have been. I do realize that they may be about the same quality as many strops. One last thing I do realize it may be common in Europe but not so common in the states and I'm alright with that.

Sounds about as good of reason as any! Sounds like the same logic I have for collecting vintage straight razors.