Thread: Premium Strop Options

Don't forget about Scrupleworks strops, many consider them to be top of the line.
Norwegian made, by our member TM280.

Originally Posted by stonehenge

Call me jaded, but I have yet to see a newly made strop and linen that compares with an old high quality strop and linen. Most of the leather I have seen is too thin, as is the linen.

What I did is purchase some old style strop hardware with screw clamp, just like the original antique strops, and selected a good piece of cowhide and added an old thick linen that I had left over from an antique strap that fell apart do to age. That tops anything I have seen offered by current manufacture and from the cost of one or two newly manufactured strops, you can buy enough cowhide or horsehide to make a half dozen to a dozen strops. But it's not as quick as just buying one from someone else.

In the end, yes, it's just a piece of leather. Thickness hasn't really effected me one way or the other...once I pull it taut it all strops the same to me. The type of leather, I've noticed, makes a huge difference.

Regarding the older is better...specifically with strops, I can't speak to quality as I haven't used an old or NOS strop. In some ways I agree (I don't have any "new" razors) on the other hand...the reason I trust the quality a little more is because in the old days, they produced this stuff because they wanted to make money and that's how they did it. With a lot of the guys who we are talking about here...HOPEFULLY they are able to make a living doing this, but most of them probably do it first and foremost because it is their passion. So assuming they are good at their craft, I think there is the good chance a little more care is taken in the creation...plus I appreciate they are doing this and would like to support them.

For the same reasons, when I do buy a "new" razor...it will probably be one of the creations from some of the artists here.

But I digress...

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Don't forget about Scrupleworks strops, many consider them to be top of the line.
Norwegian made, by our member TM280.

Ahh, this is the reason I started this thread in the first place! Many thanks, I've heard nothing of them until now and will check into it.