Thread: Cow hide, buffalo, latigo etc... What's the difference?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yea, blame it on that Ricardo Montalban guy.

Corinthian leather,was the best of the best

Been meaning to reply earlier but had a few assignments for uni due in this week.

Thanks everyone for settling my mind in the fact that I don't "need" to buy a nice array of leather to find that 'one', and I didn't even know you could use the likes of sealskin... Sounds a little awkward to get a hold of... In the UK anyway...

Still might convince my mother the different leathers give a different result though, gives an excuse to buy more

Originally Posted by chris0194

I was doing my usual look through different sites mentally spending money I don't have and I was wondering, there's so many different types of leather that can be used/ bought as a strop what's the difference between them all?

Do they have any differing effect on the edge? or is it just down to personal preference with the different resistance (draw?) they have?

I think it's like choosing a bible translation, it's more important that you use it than which one you use.

Just when I thought I heard of every type of strop there was I was surfing the internet last night and saw one made of porpoise.