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When we shave with our straight razors, the edge gets taken out of alignment. Stropping between shaves realigns that edge to keep it keen and helps extend the time between honing.
This is a 3" wide high-quality handcrafted vegetable-tanned cowhide strop in gorgeous marbled espresso color. It has a generous total length of 25" including the hardware. The leather belt is 21" long. The strop has a 2 component backing belt that offers a choice of polypro webbing and 100% cotton.
Since some people prefer synthetic backing and others prefer natural cotton, I decided to add both to my strops and give the user a choice. This veg tan cow leather is supple & extra smooth with a nice tight grain. It is an excellent quality piece of vegetable-tanned leather!
The leather is a bit fast out of the gate with a draw on the lighter side . It will change a bit and develop a little more draw as the new leather is used and broken in. The feeling of stropping on this leather is very smooth and very nice. Not to mention, the leather is also absolutely beautiful!
Since this is a hobby & passion I love, I am making & selling these strops at only a minimal markup over my cost of making and selling them. I am pricing the strops at half the cost of similar quality ones on the market.
I wanted to give people who enjoy straight razor shaving an opportunity to purchase a top-of-the-line strop for a fair, affordable & reasonable price. I make these beautiful old-school hanging strops by hand in the "Duke City" Albuquerque New Mexico. They are made with the highest quality leather and hardware. If cared for and used properly, these strops are made to easily last a lifetime.
The very low-priced strops you see online are made with what is called genuine leather. It is just a marketing term used to make people think they are getting something good. The bottom layer of the hide is the weakest and lowest-grade leather. It is considered junk leather in the industry and to the leather craftsmen. This weak low-grade bottom layer of the hide is sold to places that process it and sell it as "genuine leather."" Just something to think about when purchasing a strop or any leather product.
I only purchase full or top-grain high-quality leather from reputable suppliers & tanneries.
The strop you receive may not be the exact one shown, but it will be similar because it was cut from the same hide. There may be small cosmetic imperfections like blemishes, scars, & minor scratches. This is perfectly normal with leather. Any small imperfections are merely cosmetic, and just add a touch of character. I make sure every strop is an excellent surface to strop a straight razor or knife.
I include 2 hooks for hanging and using the strop. One hook to hang the strop, and a second hook you can use to hold the top leather belt when accessing the poly part of the backing belt. To access the cotton part of the backing, you simply rotate the strop over with the swivel.
Feel of the leather on the strops I offer:
Sunfire veg tan cowhide = firm
Black cherry & Marbled Espresso veg tan cowhide = medium firm
Espresso & bootstrap brown buffalo hide = medium soft
Italian horsehide = very soft
This listing is for the espresso vegetable-tanned cowhide leather. If you would like to see other strops available, please see my listings for those options.
Thank you for looking & happy shaving everyone!
