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03-04-2017, 12:22 AM #1Razor Vulture
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The man is likely quite old. Hopefully, he is passing on some skills to young helpers.
They were hard to come by new for a while.
Now, seems there are plenty.. A good strop is exactly that!
All of my older ones are sewn or riveted on.
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03-04-2017, 04:10 AM #2Str8Faced Gent.
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Truly a fine, fine strop.
I have the 3 and consider getting the 60 or 90k for special occasions and as a back up.
Terrific fast draw on his strop I find compared to my bridal leather one.
Enjoy.sharptonn likes this."Depression is just anger,, without the enthusiasm."
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03-04-2017, 04:15 AM #3Senior Member
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Throw us some good pics , when you get time.
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03-04-2017, 04:18 AM #4Senior Member
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When I first got my 80,000 the linen was like a washboard. I took Birnando's advice and washed it until it is soft and pliable like the old school linen on the vintage strops. Didn't need to beat it with a hammer or cuss at it ..........
sharptonn likes this.Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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03-04-2017, 04:19 AM #5Senior Member
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Where you guys getting them ??
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03-04-2017, 12:03 PM #6Junior Member
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bought the 80000 and #3 years ago from here:
Originally Posted by nessmuck
RAZOR STROP
Elias
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03-04-2017, 12:55 PM #7Senior Member
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My everyday strop is the Kanayama #70000. It is an excellent choice and I like many enjoy the great edges it produces. I also have an #80000 and another #70000 for back up. I have had a #50000, but got my son interested in our craft and he scored it as a gift. The canvas is stiff out of the box. I washed it in the machine a few times and now it's fine. I have found that this strop improves after a couple of months use, doing nothing to it other than use, and a palm rub every so often. I found that the draw increases fractionally, but still by any measure it's a slick strop. Enjoy your acquisition, it's a club worth being a member of.
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03-14-2017, 03:04 AM #8Senior Member
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I will be glad to hold your backup #70000 Kanayama in safekeeping...Beautiful strops, and something else to put on my want list.
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03-04-2017, 02:30 PM #9Senior Member
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Yeah I went with Aframe as well. I'll let you know how breaking in the fabric goes and post some pics (hopefully this weekend...seems like not enough hrs in the day on my off time) Originally Posted by Elias
JerKeep it safe and Cheers,
Jer
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03-04-2017, 08:42 PM #10Junior Member
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I use the Kanayama 30k which is my first and the only strop so far. I have treated the canvas strop according to the instruction, it became much smoother and even. The leather 30k strop is pretty slick.
Some more expensive Kanayamas go with a suede strop. Is it needed? Could I get any sensible advantage for a razor edge using some coarser leather strop after my canvas strop, prior to the leather Kanayama 30k? Which one to chose for that?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
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