Thread: Leather Hanging Strop

Hi Scott,

I've only been at this for about 3 mos., but after reading a lot of opinions before I started, I ordered a Premium IV from SRD and so far it has served me very well. I figure if I can maintain razors on this with my limited stropping skills, any one can! The quality is excellent and being able to replace components could be a big plus.

Gerald

I have had almost every iteration of SRD strops, including the paddle, and have been very very happy with all of them. Also have a Livi loom, and a very very old dovo strop. The SRD strops stand their own with the others, although I do like the leather used for the Livi, but its not long enough for my liking, and the long loom is crazy pricey.

You really cant go wrong with an SRD strop.

As an aside, if you get any razors with a worked spine, you will probably want a second strop at any rate, as they tend to scratch the strop a bit, and you wont want that happening to anything too expensive.

Hey guys,

So I took your advice and checked on SRD for some strops and a modular paddle strop caught my eye. I wondered if anyone had used one and had any thoughts about it. I was just thinking the modular thing might be nice so that I could have a pasted surface, as well as leather and canvas surfaces, all with one strop. My only hangup would be that the surfaces are held magnetically, and I wonder if the magnet would hold during stropping. I think it probably would, but if anyone's got firsthand experience, I'd feel better about buying it.

Thanks!

Also, if I were looking at SRD hanging strops, I'd definitely be going with one of the premiums. Which one, of the four, do you suggest?