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Rasoir Sabre France Horsehide and Denim Hanging Strop: I've been using this strop for a while.
I like it as much as I'd hoped I might.
To say it's big would be an understatement. It was made in France and measures 3.4" in width. The length is 18.6″. It's thick.
I didn't realize until just a little while ago that the strop is horse shell hide. I'd thought it was horsehide, and not shell.
I learned from this post how to tell the difference between cow, horsehide, and shell. I've not looked at my leathers yet with the loupe but will soon enough.
Part of the reason I'm posting this is because I enjoyed reading Jarrod's description of this item. Mine came from the BST; when I bought it, the item was out of stock at Jarrod's place, but it's available now.
I'm not anywhere near as familiar with a variety of strops as Jarrod, but I find the strop performs very nicely for me. His description lines up with my impression of the strop, but I do not experience the draw as objectionable in any sense.
Jarrod also says this...
...but, again, I find the draw perfectly okay. Not fast, certainly.
I'm not saying anyone other than me would like this strop, but I find there is a lot to like about it.
Happy shaves,
Jim
I like it as much as I'd hoped I might.
To say it's big would be an understatement. It was made in France and measures 3.4" in width. The length is 18.6″. It's thick.
I didn't realize until just a little while ago that the strop is horse shell hide. I'd thought it was horsehide, and not shell.
I learned from this post how to tell the difference between cow, horsehide, and shell. I've not looked at my leathers yet with the loupe but will soon enough.
If you have a loupe look at the leather (working side)
- If you can see a pore structure (pockmarks - small craters) it is cow.
- If it looks like a kaleidoscope (without the colors) it is horse.
- If it is the same on the backside- it is shell - generally.
Part of the reason I'm posting this is because I enjoyed reading Jarrod's description of this item. Mine came from the BST; when I bought it, the item was out of stock at Jarrod's place, but it's available now.
I'm not anywhere near as familiar with a variety of strops as Jarrod, but I find the strop performs very nicely for me. His description lines up with my impression of the strop, but I do not experience the draw as objectionable in any sense.
Jarrod also says this...
Not like a cordovan shell, if you were wondering. More like a horse version of a ‘latigo’ type calf/steerhide, ie heavily tanned with strong tannins in the first step and this keeps extra oils in the hide which enhance durability but also slow down the strop’s action considerably.
...but, again, I find the draw perfectly okay. Not fast, certainly.
I'm not saying anyone other than me would like this strop, but I find there is a lot to like about it.
Happy shaves,
Jim