LARGE 3.25" Wide Flax Linen order Canvas Strop for Straight Razors

LARGE VINTAGE FLAX LINEN STROP FOR STRAIGHT RAZORS -
"THE BEAST" - with Heavy Buffalo Leather Paddle and Heavy Duty Nickel Plated Steel Swivel Hook

Finally! After much looking I was able to find a treasure of a hose. This strop is handmade from a vintage 1926 British made 100% flax linen fire hose. Four things make this strop special - the linen is outstanding, it is 3 1/4" wide, has an extra long stropping area of
20 1/4 inches, and beautiful (heavy) buffalo leather! For those of you who prefer wider strops this if for you. To match the linen, the leather and hardware (swivel hook) are more heavy duty than my other strops. I normally use latigo leather but with this strop I used a heavier buffalo leather.

The last photo is to show the source hose. This strop order does NOT have stenciling.

This linen was made 96 years ago during the Roaring 20s - the same year Al Capone was engaged in a gang war trying to control the sale of liquor, gambling and prostitution in Chicago and the Scopes Monkey Trial.

This type of heavy, high quality, densely woven linen is difficult to find and is coveted by straight razor enthusiasts. These types of strops will become more and more rare because unlined 100% flax linen fire hoses have not been manufactured for a very long time.

I rotate various leather strops but the one constant in my daily shaving routine is the use of a flax linen fire hose strop. In my opinion, the cloth materials attached to most production leather strops are radically inferior to this type of flax linen. The feedback, feel, and edge refinement of a flax linen strop is unrivaled.

Strop specifications:

Width: 3 1/4" inches
Overall length (not including O-ring): 33 1/4 inches
Stropping area: 20 1/4 inches
Hardware: nickel plated brass and steel
Bolster and Paddle: Mahogany Buffalo Hide (8-10 ounce/3.2mm-4mm thick)

A nickel plated O-ring is included for lashing.

Prior to being made into a strop, this piece of flax linen went through a meticulous, multiday cleaning (no harsh chemicals such as bleach were used so as to not damage the linen). Because this strop is handmade from a 96 year old fire hose some marks, scuffs, and stains are not possible to remove. These imperfections do not make the strop any less effective. Please look closely at the photographs. The strop pictured is the strop you will receive.

Let me know if you have questions.