Vintage shell strops and couple of horse hide

**Jnatcat** · 05-13-2018, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by sharptonn

It had some yucky fabric. If it had been another brand it would not have garnered half of that, IMO. Still, hard to see them in that condition.

I need to come by and visit all your vintage strops

**sharptonn** · 05-13-2018, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Jnatcat

I need to come by and visit all your vintage strops

I know! Some bidness to wrap up next week and I will give you a shout!

**Jnatcat** · 05-14-2018, 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I know! Some bidness to wrap up next week and I will give you a shout!

Sounds like a plan

**DZEC** · 06-29-2018, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Otay, from down in the vaults, here are 5 .
One has another 'Certifyd' variation on the bottom. Naomi is there.
4 are stamped for suppliers. Fisher, Koken, and Popo ( a Japanese domestic supplier) and Derby.

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From left, the 3rd and 5th came in plastic advertising Red Imp strops, razors, and shears....

I hadn’t noticed before, but is the butterfly clasp in brass a tell that the strop is one of those special ones? If it is, I have one and didn’t know it.

**sharptonn** · 06-29-2018, 05:32 PM

AFAIK, the hardware you speak of is unique to Naomi-San's strops.
I have some in steel.

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Let's see yours?

**DZEC** · 06-29-2018, 05:39 PM

I have recently sanded it with 1000 grit wet/dry to get rid of some nicks and dents and lightly applied some neatsfoot oil to restore the surface.

It is very supple and has a light draw.

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**sharptonn** · 06-29-2018, 07:01 PM

That's it....Think I might have a Jatco. I will look.
Stick a magnet on that clamp. Bet it is plated steel?

**DZEC** · 06-29-2018, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by sharptonn

That's it....Think I might have a Jatco. I will look.
Stick a magnet on that clamp. Bet it is plated steel?

You win the bet - plated steel.

I always thought it felt like a really good strop.

My dad bought it about 60 years ago. He used a DE and never owned a straight, so I think he bought it as a disciplinary tool even though he never used it for that either ; )