Parker Handmade Latigo Leather Strop for Straight Razor & Knife Sharpening – ...

I am new to straight razor shaving. I have been shaving my husband this way for about 5-6 months. I started with a beginner kit that came with a very cheap strop that is hard to get a good edge on. I recieved this one about a week ago and I love it! The leather is very high quality and the entire strop is very well made. I used it for the first time tonight and it gives me a very nice edge with half of the time it would take for the other strop. Overall a very good product and I would recommend it to anyone I know that is wanting to get serious about straight razor shaving.

Expensive but clearly a high quality well made product unlike some other strops I ordered on Amazon.Came straight in a long box without any creases as it should and this was very well packaged.

I purchased the Parker's red latigo strop. It shipped sealed in plastic and in a long box, so there was no damage from moisture, or from bending.I love the leather portion of the strop. It is wider than a straight razor, so stropping can be done with the full blade in contact with the leather. The strop is also long enough to use a full stroke each pass. The leather has a medium draw as received. The leather is a natural product, so do not expect the leather to be perfect. The back side of the leather is rougher than the face. That side can be used as well when refreshing the edge of a razor.The attention to detail is quite good. The hardware is high quality. The leather handles are a nice touch.I have not yet finalized my opinion on the poly web fabric portion of the strop. That is why I rated the strop a 4 rather than a 5. The weave is quite coarse, so stropping on the fabric is noisy. I plan to coat the back side of the fabric with green CromeOx for polishing. It should work well for that purpose.Because I also wanted to have a smoother fabric strop I purchased a plain weave 100% cotton placemat from a local store. I folded the placemat in thirds on the short dimension using a Z-fold and ironed the creases flat. I will load one side of that cotton strop with green ChromeOx and will use one side untreated. With this addition, all my razor stropping needs should be covered.

This is an excellent quality strop. It is wide enough for the average blade. It is long and thick and feels like it will last a long time.

I love, love, love this leather strop. I like many others prefer to work with very sharp knives and this provides me with that. I am a Japanese knife snob, I have tried others but prefer their metal and edge to European or domestic knifes. This leather strop keeps the edge of my knifes scary sharp, it is also very easy to use as it is wide and long. I have tried other leather strops and they just didn't live up to the billing. I can tell this strop should last a nice long time, great quality, great product.

I received the strop in almost pristine condition. It is slightly cupped due I believe to the packaging but after a few days letting it hang the slight cupping issue disappeared. I Love this strop.

Warped after a few months of bathroom humidity

A high quality stropping leather, but this is made for stopping a straight razor. Not so good for knives. A stropping leather attached to a backboard works better with knives.

What can you say about a strip of leather? Works as a stop should. Lot's of "runway" and wide enough to accommodate all of my collection. Outstanding quality without a ridiculous price tag.

Great strop for honing your razor I use this on my 3 inch Solengen razor keeps her SHARP!

Very good product. The leather on it is smooth and straight. I'd ordered one from another company and returned it because the leather had many bends in it. First time using the returned one and I ruined a blade. I've used this handmade one multiple times and have had great results. The secondary strap is made more of a nylon material that seems to "catch" the blade at times. I say this because of the sound it makes. It looks like I could easily replace it with more of a seat belt material if I can find some wide enough.It is good to know that I can maintain the razor's edge with this one.Overall I am very satisfied with it.

Best strop I have found for the price. In fact, I would bet that more expensive strops may still not be as good. I love it.

Strop look ok but came in whith scratch on it..