Thread: Need new strop

I just picked up a 3” Tony Miller. I have used his strops for years and they are excellent. This one however is gonna (hopefully) turn into a project. Thinking the end pieces will be some exotic leather. Elephant, alligator, stingray...along those lines. Project is still pretty much in the planning phase. Stay tuned

The strops that are being offered by SRD are very high quality strops. Excellent craftsmanship and they have a nice variety of 2.5 and 3” wide strops. I use a SRD English Bridle Long and it is a beautiful strop and really does a nice job. Light to medium draw.

Originally Posted by Robini

Why not another Scrupleworks? I absolutely love mine!!

That was my thought too.
I own a Kanayama 70,000 but prefer my 3” oil-tanned Scrupleworks by a wide margin.

The leather for both is a joy to use, but I don’t care much for the way you have to hold the Kanayama tight, whileas the Scrupleworks T-handle works extremely well.


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Originally Posted by Legman

The strops that are being offered by SRD are very high quality strops. Excellent craftsmanship and they have a nice variety of 2.5 and 3” wide strops. I use a SRD English Bridle Long and it is a beautiful strop and really does a nice job. Light to medium draw.

Unless they've changed recently, SRD only offers 2" and 3" strops.

I have to agree. Have quite a few strops old and new from many vendors but I find I always attach one of Lynn's SRD 3 inch strops after trying something else out. I may have about 12 of his of various qualities and materials and they're all wonderful. Even after destroying a handful of them early on as I was learning all this I was able to recondition them all using a bit of sandpaper and some Neetsfoot oil. The price for replacement leathers is nice as well.

Alternatively I also built a few home made hanging strops. A little tough to find just the right hardware but once you've found a good source, it's simply a matter of finding the right leather, cutting it to size and poking the holes in the right places and then assemble it all. It's tough o go wrong with the 3 inch SRD strops.

Razor Emporium has all the parts you need for strops both 2" and 3" the holes line up perfectly with SRD strops. You can get handles, buckles, screws, clips, rings, etc. I recently ordered some parts from them and a piece of their fabric weave. I had replaced the leather on my SRD Long 3" English Bridle. It had some nicks and scratches etc. and I restored it same as you and added some Neatsfoot oil. Since my strop was the long version I had to cut it to regular length and punch new holes. I out it together for a friend who wants to begin shaving with a straight razor.

Razor Emporium for Strop parts pieces, screws, handles, buckles, rings, whatever you need.

For you guys out there just getting started straight razor shaving I wanted to say a word about Strops.

Lots of good, quality, really nice strops available. I have about a dozen strops and honestly I believe that the strops being produced and sold by SRD are as nice as anything out there.

To you new guys; please don't put anything on your beautiful new leather strop. What I mean is don't put strop dressing, or paste, chromium oxide or anything on your strop! Massage it with your palms. Make sure it stays clean. Strop slowly so you don't nick, cut, slice or scratch your strop. Maybe once a year put a few drops of Neatsfoot oil on the strop and massage it in to your strop with your palms.

Neatsfoot oil will keep the leather from drying or cracking over time. But it only takes a few drops!!! Neatsfoot oil will also give the strop more draw. English Bridle is my favorite strop leather and it's pretty fast but I like it that way. If you purchase English Bridle go with the 3" Long version from SRD.

Alastair said that he would return to do strops at the end of 2018 - early 2019, but there is still no information.
Does anyone know what is happening with Alastair? Does he intend to resume making strops?