Thread: Kintaka Strop = Pelican strop

Ya, Old Kanayama stamped many of the 'certifyd' strops for retailers all over with tons of names upon them back in the old days.
The leather may be from the USA, but the strop....from Japan.

Too many examples point to the obvious, including the hardware.

So Austin...Did'ya snag that NOS one he had?

Almost bought this. Looked at it a dozen times, along with the NOS one Tom is talking about. Let us know how it feels with a razor. Glad to see someone here snatched it up.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Ya, Old Kanayama stamped many of the 'certifyd' strops for retailers all over with tons of names upon them back in the old days.
The leather may be from the USA, but the strop....from Japan.

Too many examples point to the obvious, including the hardware.

So Austin...Did'ya snag that NOS one he had?

Tom, the NOS is still out there and it does look good. Just didn't want to go that high on price. I was in the market for a quality, horsehide stop and thought this would fill the bill. Happy to clean it up. Have seen a lot of good info on the Kanayama and Pelican strops. Just figured all these must be related somehow. Glad you seem to agree. Thanks

Did it have the linen?

I have a nice vintage Certifyed for a Shop Strop, it is very nice, thick ¼ inch leather, finishes nicely.

I picked up a nice Vintage Pelican, recently, with the brown washed, super soft, linen. The leather is just like my newer Kanayama, but the linen, alone, is worth the price of admission.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Did it have the linen?

I have a nice vintage Certifyed for a Shop Strop, it is very nice, thick ¼ inch leather, finishes nicely.

I picked up a nice Vintage Pelican, recently, with the brown washed, super soft, linen. The leather is just like my newer Kanayama, but the linen, alone, is worth the price of admission.

Yes it has some really nice linen. Will have to clean it up a good bit but it will serve nicely. Looks like quality old school linen to me.

This don't scream old Kanayama?

Nice, that looks like Kanayama linen, and should clean up nicely.

Repeated soaking in Woolite, white vinegar rinse and roll it on a hanging rolling pin will make it look like new and be as soft as an old sock.

I posted my method for cleaning linen, in a post on firehose, linen strops, not too long ago.

I would remove the leather grip and sew it back on after cleaning.

Here’s the post, (Oak fanned English shell, Adrian, Michigan)

My method begins on Post, 52, page 11 and ends on Post, 56.

Certainly it was the tool of a right-handed man.
Curiously, there seems to be iron deposits on the top portion.

Many of this sellers strops seem to be have been subjected to tools, chisels, etc.

Might clean-up nicely! Time will tell.