I agree with Lazarus, it is much easier to control the tension and get immediate feed back by directly touching the leather with my hand.
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I agree with Lazarus, it is much easier to control the tension and get immediate feed back by directly touching the leather with my hand.
Mine are all barber-ends too. Another thing is that traditional ends usually shorten the stropping surface. A 24" barber end has 24" of leather, not that you can use it all. A strop with a traditional handle may be 24" minus the handle length, so say 18-19" of surface.
You shouldn't have any issues with a barber end.
Cheers, Steve
I have both a 50K and 80K Kanayama, and they are magnificent.
The 80K-you're going to be very pleased, I think. It's smooth, and just a complete joy to use. I thought the lack of handles would be a drawback, but it's not, very intuitive no matter what grip I use.
Please let us know what you think of it when you've had some time to strop with it.