Thread: Kanayama 30k as a daily strop

I have an 80k and if it weren't for my other strops which I like equally, Id use it everyday...

Any strop with a canvas/linen and a leather component is suitable and intended for everyday use. Id go further and say that any leather strop without the canvas side is also suitable for everyday use. Sometimes I dont use the canvas.

The only strops NOT suitable for everyday use are those which are pasted, or those strops made by inferior companies such as Zeepk which goes without saying.

My issue with the "daily use" comes from the fact that from what I've heard, the Kanayama does not provide a lot of draw leading to the razor needing to be honed more frequently.

Originally Posted by Dups

My issue with the "daily use" comes from the fact that from what I've heard, the Kanayama does not provide a lot of draw leading to the razor needing to be honed more frequently.

I use my 10k daily and don't have the problem you have mentioned. It does have a mild draw but I love the edge when I shave. The only issue a new person would have with using a Kanayama daily is if you nick it. Nice strop and a tad expensive if you are new, IMO.

thats bulshit the kanayama leather has the right amount of draw . once broken in a little you will see. when the leather is cold it has not much draw once warm and a few laps the draw pick s up with out tearing te razor out of your hand .
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Great! I'm only basing my assumptions on pure hearsay so. I cannot wait to test it out!

Originally Posted by gary haywood

thats bulshit the kanayama leather has the right amount of draw . once broken in a little you will see. when the leather is cold it has not much draw once warm and a few laps the draw pick s up with out tearing te razor out of your hand .
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Wowza Gary!!

I have four of these strops and they are all nice. They have been used on hundreds of razors and I have never seen one with any kind of draw like you are describing. I would definitely describe the draw as light.

Have fun

I have the 50K and find that it is best to rub your palm on it for about 30 seconds to warm the strop and the draw improves.............
Cheers
Anthony

From what I've gathered, draw is mostly a personal preference and is only really an issue, and even then, only minor, when you are taking your razor fresh from the stone to the strop. A razor off a finer finishing stone would work better being stropped on a smoother draw, and a courser finishing stone a heavier draw on the strop is better.
I may be wrong, I am no expert, I am just stating information gleened and conclusions jumped too as a result.


Mick

Originally Posted by Lynn

Wowza Gary!!

I have four of these strops and they are all nice. They have been used on hundreds of razors and I have never seen one with any kind of draw like you are describing. I would definitely describe the draw as light.

Have fun

let me refrase that, right the kanayama strop when cold has very little if any draw, once warmer i find the kanayama creates a nice and as you say light draw. i find my latigo creates far to much draw and sucks my razor into the leather and feels like its grabbing my razor so much so i don't feel as i have as much controll with the razor in my hand.especialy when the pins are slightly looses. this with my latigo as it just feels way to waxy for me . i have read you have to strop past that. this why i ended up liking lighter draw but some draw . which is what i find i get with my kanayama. i use this strop every day and just feels better with more use.

gary

I'm a relatively newcomer to SR shaving with a few months under my belt, but did rush right out and buy the 80k. I left it in the box and only take it out and gaze reverently at it from time to time...!

I primarily use an Illinois 127. The 127 came with both the leather stop and a linen counterpart. I typically do 100 strokes on the linen and 50 on the leather. What's odd, though, is that I can do those 100 stokes on the linen pretty fast and I've never even come close to nicking the linen. The leather? Well, I slow down A LOT on the leather but I still nick it from time to time (now you know why I left the 80k in the box!). What's up with that, do you think? Also, it seems pretty clear that the leather stop is only coming into contact with the ends of the razor - and not generally the middle. I suppose this is because the stop is bowing. I don't put much (any really) force on the razor and lay it flat as I strop it back and forth. The strop is having from a d-ring and has a little leather handle on the bottom that I hold onto.

Any pointers on how to ensure I'm getting a good leather stropping experience? Funny that it works so well on the linen, but not on the leather. I guess this is a result of the quality of the leather?