Parker's Handmade 3" x 27" Red Latigo Leather Straight Razor Strop
It's $69 on Amazon
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Parker's Handmade 3" x 27" Red Latigo Leather Straight Razor Strop
It's $69 on Amazon
Never heard of it
But when you start paying $69 for a strop I would be looking for a strop from an HIGhLY reputable source and not Amazon which is about worse then E-bay anymore
Wait and see if anyone that has experience has used one
A few of the reviews mention the strop coming with wrinkles which are a very bad thing. I'm sure you can find better for the same money or less
While we're at it, any recommendation for a quality strop in this price range?
In the $69+ range, you can get a great strop from SRD or do a search for Premire Strop Company. I have a strop from both of these producers and they are both quality products. I also just got one from The Shaving Shop with a razor from the B/S/T here and it is a fine one as well
I have a SRD latigo and it's great very solid and superbly made and I think it's about the same price maybe a touch cheaper.
As Glen said amazon is no better than eBay unless you know the product and seller are good.
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I purchased a Parker red latigo as my first strop. Parker is made in India, but they are working with a vendor in the USA to improve quality, packaging, etc. Quality seems to have improved dramatically in recent years.
In addition to the strop, I have purchased a couple of Parker three-piece DE razors and a couple of brushes. The quality of the razors was excellent, perhaps even better than the EJ and Merkur razors I have. I also love the two badger brushes I have, especially, the extra-dense best badger.
The quality of the strop I received was very good. The leather was nice and the workmanship was excellent. The price was reasonable. The strop was shipped in a sealed plastic bag and rolled loosely in a large box. Some early reviews had complained about the strop being folded causing severe wrinkles, so I believe their changed their packaging methods in response to the complaints. Parker seems to be responsive to customer feedback.
The strop comes with a course, polypropylene web as the cloth strop. I am not as fond of that part as I am the leather, but many vendors are using poly webbing these days.
This past Christmas, I received a Tony Miller 3" heirloom artisan strop in fast bridle leather with cotton canvas as the backing strop. It is a superb strop, but has much less draw than the latigo. I have both strops hanging in my shave den and use both of them depending upon what I am trying to achieve with the razor. If the razor is shaving great and only needs a light touch up, I use the Miller. If it needs more attention, I use the Parker which has more draw. Sometimes, I start with the latigo and finish with the fast bridle in the same session. Just like razors, hones, and soaps, it is good to have more than one.
SRD, has strops starting at $50, and beginner strops as low as $45.
More importantly, the leather on the $50 strop can be replaced, with leather sold by SRD.
As said buy from a reputable dealer, and expect a learning curve with stropping. It is one of the most beneficial skills you can learn, to maintain your razor, and where new shavers, have the most problems.
All Bridal Leather will have less draw than Latigo.
I agree completely (except with the comment about the young maiden's leather, but that is what spellcheckers sometimes do to you...).Quote:
Originally Posted by Euclid440
A beginner not only tends to be rough on strops, but the ability to buy a strop replacement from SRD (while keeping the rest of the strop) will give you the option to experiment with different leathers and find the leather that suits you most.
My own preference is SRD English bridle leather, but this is strictly a personal preference and does not mean that other leather may not work equally well.
B.
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Originally Posted by Euclid440
well the honeymoon is over, I guess :wQuote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
I have the SRD Premium I, III, and IV strops and love using them all. One has the upgraded premium webbing (cotton I think) which I prefer to the standard webbing, but other than that I do not prefer any one strop over another. They all vary in draw and accomplish the same end goal. Good luck choosing your first strop!
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Originally Posted by Haroldg48
Or, could be getting… interesting…
mine is a latigo from SRD.. love it... one day when i'm not poor anymore i'll go for a premium.. didn't love the poly-webbing thought, it's alright but now use cotton or linen hose.. and then latigo or a pece of kangarroo that i got from an australian guy whe in need less drag..Quote:
Originally Posted by Euclid440
but ALWAYs after finish honing, my razors have a date with the SRD latigo leather.
:)
I'm still making up my mind on SRD's webbing. I started with an Illinois 827 with linen and leather. At first I didn't like the linen, but it grew on me. I want to say I prefer that, but I'm trying to give the SRD webbing material some more time before I replace it with something else. I like the auditory feed back, but it just doesn't feel 'right' after getting used to linen.
As for the actual strop material I got the buffalo because it was supposed to have heavy draw. It doesn't, at least not by my standards. But I do like the leather portion. Seems to work rather well. SRD makes a good strop, I just wish they had a linen option for a secondary material.
I also have the Buffalo, and agree that it doesn't have a heavy draw.
I will say it has gotten a bit heavier with hand/palm rubbing it before each use. But just a bit heavier
Marshall if you like linen (and there's no reason not to like) the best natural linen I know if since Neil passes, is sourced by Torolf at Scrupleworks. It's the best I've tried and now it's the only one I use, with any strops I have. I hung it on the back of my Kanayama too.
You can order just a linen strop from him,,that's why I have more linens than strops from him, although his strops are some of my favorites behind the Kanayama. Prices are really good too with the exchange rate. Give him an email. You won't be disappointed. Tc
Keep your eyes open at flea markets antique shops & even garage sales for a vintage shell horse hide strop. I got a Koken shell at a antique shop for around $30.00 & a Jager shell for $5.00 at a garage sale. Best strops I have ever owned!
Slawman
As being a noob what is SRD?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dieseld
That is Straight Razor Designs, the founders of our forum. Their banner is at the top of every page :tu
Oh! Okay, I have an add blocker turned on on chrome so I don't see the banners. I will turn on the banners for SRP.
Dude! Thats having great luck! I was in a road trip around texas a week ago... visited like ALL antique stores.... every thing was eother super over priced, or nor worty to buy even as repair projects... and thats when they had anything at all!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Slawman
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