question for kanayama owners.
do you guys use the linen ?
i have the 50000 kanayama strop.
i've always used tm linen before leather .
I'm not sure if about using the kanayama linen it seems a little rough /harsh to be using.
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question for kanayama owners.
do you guys use the linen ?
i have the 50000 kanayama strop.
i've always used tm linen before leather .
I'm not sure if about using the kanayama linen it seems a little rough /harsh to be using.
I use it. It seems OK to me but I do share your reservations to some extent.
I use the linen on my Kanayama daily. Of course, it's the only linen strop I own... It's also my first strop with linen so I have no comparison...
I use the Kanayama Linen for quite a while now on a daily basis.
Yes, the webbing is quite rough and the sound of stropping on it can be quite horrifying,
but I never found evidence for a bad influence on the blade.
To be honest, I kind of love it!
I would recommend stropping on the kanayama linen, if one wants to.
Anything about my Llama is just great
It's actually touted as being a unique and superior stropping surface. Is that true? I don't know. I have one and also a TM linen and canvas and they all seem to do a similar job.
The roughness of the surface doesn't seem to be a negative. I've got a Craftsman with a rougher textured linen component that is the most effective linen strop I've got.
My Kanayama 90,000 remains NIB so I can't speak for the linen. The vintage strops I have, about a dozen, like any normal person, have a much stiffer linen than any of the currently produced stuff I've seen.
I was concerned about the texture of mine too. A few passes with a card brush (for cleaning steel files) transformed it.
I use my Kanayama on half of my razors and Neil Millers linen on the other half. Both strops do amazing work. I like them equally and use both because I have both.
Remember, a Kanayama product is a reflection of one of the world's foremost strop makers, literally a legend. His strops are there to use, enjoy the product.
I really like the linen on the Kanayama, it works very well to maintain the edge on my razors (though I've only had it for 2 months, so far it's done a great job)
I guess I do not understand the concern about the linen. Sure it's not traditional cotton or linen like we're used to, but there's nothing to be afraid of - why would such an accomplished stropmaker sell a product that would damage a razor's edge?
i just like to say the linen would not damage the razor. Its just very coarse and does'nt feel as nice as linen to use, i guess its what i'm use to. i have also found linen to work much better as i have compared both.Quote:
Originally Posted by huntmol
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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Hey Jimmy you have the 90K model? That must be the infant size right? I have the one million model. It's so big and thick my wife uses it as a boa when she goes out on the town.
I'm thinking of using it as a necktie. :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur