I’ve felt the same about the value. The other two strops I own rang in at the same price point and are nowhere as nice. They were a lot more available though.
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Might have to get one. I have no idea what a fast draw is. Or any other draw. I bought a red Latigo 9 years ago,when I got into Straight Razor Shaving...and that’s the only strop I’ve owned. I Nevah caught SAD....Strop Acquisition Disorder......lol
I received my new 3” ScrupleWorks Horween strop yesterday and tried it out immediately. It has a slower draw than my vintage Japanese shell strop which is quite slick and the linen seems coarser than the linen on the Japanese shell. That might change with use.
I think my new progression will be linen on the ScrupleWorks followed by linen on the Japanese shell and then ScrupleWorks leather ending with Japanese leather. I tried that yesterday and it produced a very nice edge on my Shumate.
The first strop I bought was Tony Miller latigo. It's still my go-to strop all these years later. I originally bought it with just the leather, but later decided to order a piece of linen to add to it. He asked that I send a photo of my strop to ensure things matched up, and they did. He stuck me as a stand-up, honest dealer.
Since then I've made a few strops (which really helped illustrate the difference between a hobby leather maker like me and a real craftsman!), but have never felt the need to upgrade from the latigo, and so it remains the only one I've actually bought.
My Tony Miller Heritage is my go-to strop. For me, it has the perfect draw, and the craftsmanship is top notch. I even bought a backup in a light colored leather which is still in the plastic.
I have had a few TM strops over the years. All have been quite good. His “Plain Vanilla/Chocolate” models arewithout a doubt the best drop-dead value in the world of wet shaving.
I currently own a few strops:
Rasoir-Sabre horsehide
Herold Russian
Herold Oil-tanned Russian (becoming scarce I am told)
A One-off vegetable tanned 8-9 oz. cowhide with lizard skin bolsters I made.
Tony Miller’s new “Rough Out” steerhide strop
The new TM may be the best strop I have owned. The draw has a wonderful, velvety feel to
it. Workmanship is perfect as usual. Great introductory price too.
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Tony Miller “Rough Out”
Rasoir Sabre Horsehide
Tony Miller “Plain Vanilla”
Hand made cowhide/lizard
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I bought my 3" Artisan Red Latigo/Horsehide strop ("D"-rings, not handles) from Tony Miller's "Well Shaved Gentleman" on 9/30/08. I've been wholly pleased with the purchase and, since then, it's been my one-and-only strop.
Most of my razors are near-wedge or ¼/½-hollow grinds, in 9/16-6/8, and I find myself almost always using only the Red Latigo strop (and very rarely the horsehide) -- love the "draw" on the Red Latigo!
At the (then) price of $116 +S/H, it was money well-spent.