Performance is very good but i am sure it will get even better in a month or two of using, glassy but magnetic in a way, kinda sucks the bevel to it.
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I am guessing this strop was far and away better than the other you had given they were posted for sale/sold today!! All very nice I might add...
How long did it take to receive?
Not necessarily better just different and it's a difference I like, at one time i had over 10 strops and just could not quit buying them and then I realized that more than one or two was more than enough so i went on a quest to try all sorts of leather from oil tanned HH to cowhide to cordovan and pretty much every thing in between. I contacted Alastair and he was so generous that he sent me one of each one of his strops at no cost but i had to promise not to cut any of them so after two weeks on each strop I decided on the shell cordovan and then made lots of different design changes so it took longer than most as I requested engraved handles with engraved Chicago screws so the whole process took about 4+ months but I was in no hurry and was enjoying the strop testing.
The reason for the sale is the strops I listed were sitting on a shelf and going unused, all are what I call new and the Kanayama was never taken out of the package so rather than let them sit I decided to sell them off so now all I have left are 5 and they are a Kanayama 70, a treated TM Spanish Bridle with 3-Ply handles and one untreated and then i have the Westholme Cordovan and a Rasurpur paddle with 4 panels and thats going to be my total strop collection, i plan on using the funds towards another razor like i need one :dropjaw:
Very nice! I'm sad I was slow to see your post. Would have loved the scrupleworks strop. I have been considering a few options.
Great looking strop, one day I will get a higher end strop, but for now, I use a few in my routine. I have firehose, two Tony Miller, some vintage, and I use a combination each time. Would love to add one of these to the collection
Very nice strop Will. I am sure it is more beautiful in person. I love the factory "Horween" stamping on the back of the strop. It just adds something to the strop.
I just placed an order