Thread: Kanayama #50k!!!

I pulled the trigger on a Kanayama strop!!! I have been dreaming of the day I would finally get this. I mean come on guys, it's not easy trying to convince your friends and loved ones why a piece of leather is worth $200. Most think I have completely gone off the deep end and are probably arranging an intervention as I type this. So worth it.

Originally Posted by yondermountain91

I pulled the trigger on a Kanayama strop!!! I have been dreaming of the day I would finally get this. I mean come on guys, it's not easy trying to convince your friends and loved ones why a piece of leather is worth $200. Most think I have completely gone off the deep end and are probably arranging an intervention as I type this. So worth it.

We're all off the deep end, and then some. Enjoy your strop.

Some have hobbies costing sums making a Kanayama 90K look like Chump change.

Ask me how I know.

I'd like to lay eyes on one to decide if I want one for my collection as well

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Some have hobbies costing sums making a Kanayama 90K look like Chump change.

Ask me how I know.

I have known people who were into bass fishing. They can spend $50,000 or more for a bass boat. Then they can spend another $50,000 on a pickup truck to tow the boat. Then, they may spend $500,000 to purchase a vacation home on a bass lake. So they already have $600,000 sunk into their pastime even before they spend a few thousand dollars on rods, reels, and baits that will allow them to catch fish. And then there is the possible cost of the divorce attorneys and alimony payments that may come after their wives accuse them paying more attention to fish than to their spouse.

If you have a severe case of various acquisition disorders, you might spend a few thousand dollars on razors, hones, strops, soaps, etc. However, it is unlikely that even the most ardent fan of wet shaving will ever spend anywhere near $1/2 million on the hobby.

Thus, as others have advised, enjoy your purchase. Enjoy the appearance of the strop, enjoy the smell of the leather, enjoy the feel of the smooth surface, and enjoy the sound as you glide sharp steel across the leather. But most of all, enjoy the shave you get from a properly stropped edge.

Originally Posted by yondermountain91

I pulled the trigger on a Kanayama strop!!! I have been dreaming of the day I would finally get this. I mean come on guys, it's not easy trying to convince your friends and loved ones why a piece of leather is worth $200. Most think I have completely gone off the deep end and are probably arranging an intervention as I type this. So worth it.

Well golly enjoy it.
Price womens leather purses or shoes and $200 will seem to be a darn fine purchase.

I just purchased a nice shell strop -- now to learn how to use it.
It feels very different.

Strops last a long time, joy the heck out of it!

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Some have hobbies costing sums making a Kanayama 90K look like Chump change.

Ask me how I know.

How do you know?

Originally Posted by ScottGoodman

I'd like to lay eyes on one to decide if I want one for my collection as well

can do Scott. I don't have a 90, but my # 3 is just as slick, minus the extra length and thicker ill bring it Tc

Enjoy it. You wont find the same feel on any other strop. I love mine. (70k)

Originally Posted by Gasman

Enjoy it. You wont find the same feel on any other strop. I love mine. (70k)

Yep ! I love my 70k . Kanayama's are worth the money. Remember . . . . ". Never try to justify the money spent on hobbies or recreation !"