Thread: Shell Cordovan Strop Question

Originally Posted by Tuxedo7

Hey Jimmy ... Neil is a Senior Member here, and IMO is a trusted contributor, especially regarding strops. Visit his link in my post above. i've gotten glowing recommendations from several members here, and never a negative comment. His communications are always respectful and insightful, and from all of this, I've given him a shot. I plan to do a review once I have had a chance to use his strop. I'm not dissing Kanayama by any means ... it's just that I think most would agree, that it's at the high end of the cost scale (and to clarify, based on all that I've read, probably worth the price). I was just identifying a somewhat lower cost alternative.

I'm fairly certain Jimmy was referring to the original post, in which it was said

I also found a vendor who sell shell cordovan strops and my question is, why has no one on this site purchased one?
If this was historically the best material and from what I can tell and very expensive leather, why would no one buy one of these strops when they are priced cheaper that other non-shell cordovan strops?

Neil's Cordovan shell strops start at 129 GBP...not cheaper than non-shell cordovan strops, so I assume they're talking about different vendors.

I myself would be curious to know what site he's talking about, with cheap shell cordovan strops...