Thread: opinions on strop purchase

i see now what you mean by ridges, does the pre rubbing picture look like the texture it should have?


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Originally Posted by waldbrent

i see now what you mean by ridges, does the pre rubbing picture look like the texture it should have?

From what I can see from your picture I'd say NO. It looks completely different than mine. While mine has the minor ridges the leather is smooth and doesn't rise up. Again in my humble opinion I'd return the strop.

I had an 827, didn't like it at all because it has that rougher nap to it. IMO, from what I can see, it's exactly as it should be. The 827 is an entirely different breed of strop. Some really like it and some, like myself, don't. There's a bunch of old threads that talk about this strop and its heavy nap. IIRC, Glen is a 827 fan.

Here's a good link for the 827.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...ian-strop.html

Originally Posted by Brent375HH

I think it is possible they somehow made it with the wrong side out. The inside (ribbed) side looks like the outer skin.

Uhhh yea they are made inside out as was pointed out at this thread that was posted early in this thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...p-numbers.html

Please check out post #3 in that thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...tml#post256489

I deleted my comment. I did not think strops were ever designed with the rough side of the leather as the intended usage side. Thanks for pointing that out, I guess this is an exception.

Originally Posted by Brent375HH

I deleted my comment. I did not think strops were ever designed with the rough side of the leather as the intended usage side. Thanks for pointing that out, I guess this is an exception.

There was no need to delete your comment! Without questions and comments there is no learning! If there isn't any learning there isn't any gain of knowledge.

To the best of my knowledge the Illinois 827 is the only strop made that way.

If I'm mistaken I do hope someone will make me more knowledgeable. That way I can pass knowledge forward to others to share.

First thought is Re-constituted Leather-like material, like many of todays recliners with 17% real leather, like the one I am sitting in right now, given to me new from a relative who thought they were doing good, has added to my back pain for years now, but, who can afford a real one? The day I pay $$300 Kronar OR dollars for a strop is the day someone put a Billion dollars in my account because I'm such a good guy.