This is a large 250mm x 60mm x 20mm single sided leather bench strop made from European Beech and vegetable tanned premium bovine leather. The beech is sealed with shellac and a Stroppy Stuff logo is branded into the back.
The leather is trimmed all the way flush to the wood backing, unlike most strops where they purposefully undersized the leather. The edges of the leather are carefully beveled to stop the leather from deforming or fraying, however the beveling is very slight, to allow you to strop all the way up to a plunge line.
This leather is vegetable tanned bovine. It's very high quality leather and I hand pick pieces to ensure they're as free of defects as possible for an organic material. There will however be some minor differences in the leather such as small marks or creases.
Grain Side Premium Shoulder vs Grain Side English Bridle Shoulder
Both our grain side leathers. premium bovine shoulder and English bridle shoulder are exceptional choices for stropping, crafted to meet the exacting standards of sharpening enthusiasts. The English Bridle shoulder offers a slightly firmer and subtly textured surface. On the other hand, our premium bovine shoulder is marginally softer and boasts a smoother finish, ensuring a refined stropping experience. Each leather type has been selected for its optimal balance of stiffness and smoothness, catering to different preferences without compromising on quality or performance. Whether you favor the robustness of English Bridle or the delicate finesse of premium bovine, our strop provides the perfect foundation for achieving the ultimate edge on your blades.
Note: Neither of these leathers are soft or easily compressible. They’re both very stiff.
Grain Side Premium bovine butt
One of the most premium cuts of leather, butt is very stiff and dense with a close grain structure and homogeneous surface finish. Almost indistinguishable from shoulder.
Flesh side English Bridle Shoulder
The Flesh Side English Bridle Leather we offer has undergone a meticulous process of being sanded flat and buffed to a very smooth finish. This is nothing like the suede strops you've tried before. This treatment makes it significantly more consistent than a traditional suede strop, offering a uniform stropping surface.
Note: This leather is also not soft or easily compressible. It's very stiff and will resist deformation while stropping.
Special Offer: 25% Off 5ml Stropping Compound with Every Strop
For each strop you purchase, receive 25% off a 5 ml bottle of stropping compound. There's no limit – buy as many strops as you need and get 25% off per bottle of stropping compound with each one.
Simply add your desired strops and an equal number of 5 ml stropping compounds to your cart, and the discount is automatically applied at checkout.
Grade A
These strops are as perfect as I can imagine. I've used the absolute best selections of leather available with as few growth marks as possible. Obviously leather is a natural material and it's impossible to make every piece perfectly free from visual imperfections but this is as close as you'll find.
Grade B
Grade B will generally have more growth marks in the leather than the A. Growth marks are where the consistency in size and spacing of the pores in the skin change. This realistically makes no difference other than slight aesthetic change. The leather will still be incredibly flat but as a highly detail oriented maker I'd rather sell these as a different item. These will still be exponentially better selections of leather than you'll find elsewhere.