My 2c. Started with a cheap strop from Razor Emporium. Meh. Not too exciting but knowing the strop would take a beating due to being my first it did the job. Have not touched it for a while. Started collecting Japanese strops. Accumulated a bunch of them, restored some of them and was very happy. Then one day I decided to try Roo. Ordered one from Gabe, he is here on the forum. Man. Really really good. I had it made to the same size like a Japanese strop, same width, no handle or rings. Plain and simple.
Roo is very thin but not wimpy at all. The leather adjusts to the blade and honestly at this point I prefer it to the thick Kanayamas. Not selling them but not using them as much.
Gabe's strop is the light color one in the middle.
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