Hey folks.

Until recently, I made do with a paddle strop. This kept my razor in good nick, but the weight of the strop in my hand all the time was irritating and I wasn't able to strop particularly effectively.

Today, while at the local flea-market, I purchased a second-hand hanging-strop! Finally! Here's a few photos:







It's in good condition and I have cleaned it up a bit. The photos you see here were how the strop looked the moment I got it home.

I have a few questions about it.

1. Why is it set up the way it is? Instead of a swivel at the top, it's got the rollers which lets me pull on one or the other end of the strop, to use either side of the leather.

2. How old is it? I'm assuming it has to be pretty old, because it was very heavily patina'd, as you can see in some of the photos.

Strop's about two and a bit inches wide, about 12-14 inches of usable leather, probably about 15 inches of leather in all. Leather is smooth, without nicks or cuts or rips and perfect for regular razor-maintenance.

At the moment, this hangs on the back of my bathroom door. I added a length of chain (about twelve inches) to the hook at the top of the strop so that it hangs down a bit lower from the clothes-hooks at the back of the door, that way I can grab it more effectively and I don't have to stretch my arms all the way up.