Thread: Strop grits?

OK where have I been. Kanayama stops have grits??

They don't. I asked.
The numbers are model numbers. With higher numbers meaning more components or harder to source leather. (Thicker or longer)

So if I bought the cheapest kanayama I wouldn't be stropping on a 2000 whatever grit strop. On one retailer it's called a coarse grit strop..

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

So if I bought the cheapest kanayama I wouldn't be stropping on a 2000 whatever grit strop. On one retailer it's called a coarse grit strop..

The numbers are related to the thickness of the strop AFAIK.
The 60000 and up have an extra piece of leather too.
Leather has no abrasive properties it is used to burnish the edge.

Originally Posted by mainaman

The numbers are related to the thickness of the strop AFAIK.
The 60000 and up have an extra piece of leather too.
Leather has no abrasive properties it is used to burnish the edge.

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.

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.