A custom piece, likely integrated within a leather shave-bag, which I’m currently trying to plan out, so looking for ideas to pass on to the guy who will make it.
Strop-wise the options I’m looking at are:
I found this gorgeous, ancient piece on eBay and thinking of having something like this made – with a wider strop, which would take up more space, so the razor would be hidden inside/underneath for transport. I prefer 75mm [3”] width so I can go straight instead of X-ing it and risking cutting up the strop – until I learn, at least.
This razor box is likely about 165 mm [6"½] since it’s an old one, which means that the strop is really tiny! Will it work? It must have worked for whomever owned it back then, but then again we’ve improved a few things since, so perhaps there are good arguments against a shorty like this.
Thoughts?
Strop-wise the options I’m looking at are:
- Hanging, rolled up
- Paddle with leather on a flat, solid piece of wood
- Paddle with leather stretched on wood carved out underneath.
- If hanging, preferably thin leather, right? Kangaroo, for its rollability and alleged lack of memory, or anything, just thin enough? Will it be happy and live long?
- If paddle, which type and why? Should the leather flex at all or is fixed/hard preferrable? I see both options being offered online (hard block and stretched/suspended) – which one is better and why?
- Should I put paste on it?
- Do I need linen?
I found this gorgeous, ancient piece on eBay and thinking of having something like this made – with a wider strop, which would take up more space, so the razor would be hidden inside/underneath for transport. I prefer 75mm [3”] width so I can go straight instead of X-ing it and risking cutting up the strop – until I learn, at least.
This razor box is likely about 165 mm [6"½] since it’s an old one, which means that the strop is really tiny! Will it work? It must have worked for whomever owned it back then, but then again we’ve improved a few things since, so perhaps there are good arguments against a shorty like this.
Thoughts?