Thread: Strop Choices

My two favorite strops are both vintage shell horsehide. A Koken & a Jager Barber Supply both are from Scotland & work very well. The koken has a Linen second strop with it & the Jager has a treated rough out leather back strop. For some reason I am now using the Jager more, it just feels better to me.
While I think the Fromm is a good strop treatment I have found Ballistol seems to work better for me.

Slawman

I have followed the general rules Kanayama have given re strop treatment/conditioning. I do nothing, otherthan every three or four razors I palm rub them. Admittedly, I don't have any old ones that may have become brittle or dry. But also no one has come forward to say they have needed to do anything to a Kanayama strop. So I will keep my usual palm rub going, and my strops are doing their thing, beautifully.

I have a Kanayama 5000 and a Tony Miller. Get great performance from both. It's a matter of feel. I find when these strops are used with a fire house strop they really perform. I might go for a Scrupleworks in the future.

Pre-Shave: Strop 100 on Tony Miller Heirloom #2
Post-Shave: Strop 30/30 Cotton/Linen on TomoNagura
Two strops each around $100 and they do all I need them to do; keeping a sharp straight edge on my razors. I think everyone should have a second strop of firehose and linen, it makes a huge difference for me in keeping my razors edges. I know 100 laps on the TM sounds excessive, but I've never had to have a razor re-honed, so I keep with this routine.