I ordered one, too (a kanayama-an 80,000 from aframestokyo). I'll be interested in hearing how you get along with yours compared to another strop. I don't know anything about any other manufactured strops except the star strops (inexpensive, cowhide, enough to get me started in this hobby), and my own horse butt...and an NOS illinois horse butt strops. I haven't tried any other high dollar current manufacture strops.