Thread: Wostenholm strops?

Dude!!! that's indeed a beautiful strop I'll be posting couple of things when i receive mine.. which seems like it will take ages given that he has yet to post it

enjoy that beautiful strop Prank!!

He's finishing up the last of his orders . Said he plans to resume after his renovation project is completed in 18 months or so .

Alastair' strops are fantastic! His workmanship is impeccable and he's a nice person to work with.

I have one of his Cordovan shell strops and it kicked my others to the curb (other than a SRD strop I kept to use after honing, I let those others go recently). The linen he uses is awesome and the leather is gorgeous.

I was fortunate to have ordered one of his new Horween "Heavy Horse" strops just as he announced he was stepping back from making many strops while he renovates his new home. It just arrived yesterday and it's a lovely piece of craftsmanship; haven't ran a blade on it yet, but that's coming soon!

sweet strop too man!!! heavy horse! I'm sure this will be a sweeeeet ride for any blade!!!

I got my second Westholme strop in September..Alastair called it 'Double Horse Fronts' then, it's from Horween so I presume it is the same material. I love it, quite a heavy draw and as Alastair recommended really benefits from a vigorous hand rub before use.
I also have Kanayama 60k and they are streets apart, the second surfaces couldn't be further apart either..
from the coarse rasp of the Kanayama to the soft swish of the linen on the Westholme, then the glassy almost drawless leather on the Kanayama to the slight drag of the textured surface on the Westholme.
Both produce excellent edges I can't say one beats the other it's just 'different horses for different courses'

Originally Posted by migralda

I can't say one beats the other it's just 'different horses for different courses'

A horse is a horse of course of course and nobody can talk to a horse of course, that is of course unless the horse is the famous Mr Ed.
Let that bury itself into your brain.