Thread: Strop grits?

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

I know the last part of your post. I think everyone does. I think it's misleading for vendors to call the strop by a certain grit. Makes people question things.

Do yo have a link where grits are mentioned? I have not seen such claims before.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Do yo have a link where grits are mentioned? I have not seen such claims before.

Sure thing. I have never seen this before either which is why I asked if there was something different about the kanayama strops and maybe they were embedded with grit, which we know is false.


https://www.fendrihan.ca/products/ka...ng-razor-strop

This is misleading..

Thats just what this site is claiming the numbers are. I'm sure if you ask them in a message where they got this info they won't have an actual source. The thing I find funny is I bought a kanayam strop from them a while back an saved their site so I could purchase another soon an mine still says that the 2196 "grit" is only 89$ not 125$ like the link you put up kinda strange.

Originally Posted by KsStraightShaver

Thats just what this site is claiming the numbers are. I'm sure if you ask them in a message where they got this info they won't have an actual source. The thing I find funny is I bought a kanayam strop from them a while back an saved their site so I could purchase another soon an mine still says that the 2196 "grit" is only 89$ not 125$ like the link you put up kinda strange.

Oh that's 125 canadian rupees.

I didn't even pay attention to that it was just kinda weird to me that there were 2 different prices. Now I know why.

Speaking of Grits, how can the leather be worked to the slick or smooth Finish without using Grit of some kind to finish for say an Cordovan strop, it would seem to me that all of those grits cannot be completely removed, resulting in scratches and possible gouges in Razor edges.

So, what I am asking is what material IS actually used to get to that Absolute finish

I have sanded a few pieces of leather to try to make a strop that was as smooth and soft as a kanayama from what I can tell no grit is left behind when sanding. As for getting it as smooth and soft as a Kanayama I cannot figure that part out yet. I have an Illinois strop that was my first Strop so I nicked it A few times after sanding it,it is soft and very smooth but not as slick and soft as a kanayama.

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

Sure thing. I have never seen this before either which is why I asked if there was something different about the kanayama strops and maybe they were embedded with grit, which we know is false.


https://www.fendrihan.ca/products/ka...ng-razor-strop

This is misleading..

I usually try to not be rude. Seriously, I do try, but...

That is not just misleading. It's just plain, utterly stupid. I know vendor bashing is not allowed and I have no animosity toward the vendor, but the level of ignorance or deception required to produce such misinformation is just appalling.

I have a Kanayama 3 strop. What do you suppose the grit is on that?

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I suppose I can use it to sharpen road grader blades.