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Hanging strops - Latigo & Superleather

Strops shown are are all in either 9 - 11 oz. Red Latigo leather (average 4 mm thickness) or the new multi-tanned ‘Superleather’. This leather is unique to The Invisible Edge and, in our opinion, is the very best money can buy.

We now also offfer our strops with the choice of fine flax linen backing, directly bonded to the leather. This also stiffens the strop and the result is a very durable construction indeed. All pins and hanging fastenings are of stainless steel.

Please note: As leather is a natural product, thickness and colour may vary slightly. Also, uniformity of surface cannot be absolutely guaranteed. Strops improve with use and we are 100% confident in these products - the photos simply don’t do them justice!

A general shot of our ‘stock’ Latigo hanging strop - specifications are as follows: Overall length: 27”/68 cm. Usable leather bed length: 18/46 cm.”. Leather width:: 3/7.6 cm”. Leather is 9-11 oz Latigo, average 4mm thick. Hanging fixtures: stainless steel. Handle: single-billet hand-turned and -finished wood as specified with the strop in question.

And here’s an overall shot of our new ‘superleather’ multi-tanned cowhide strop! This leather is tanned and processed by a unique method, giving superb ‘draw’ and a great working surface. The back is napped and ideal for using with strop paste, making this a very versatile item. The 20” bed length uses all the available length of leather and is fixed to the handle by slotting and pinning with cocobolo pins as shown above. The ultimate razor strop? Probably! Specifications are as the Latigo strop except bed length 20”, leather is ‘superleather’ special multitanned and overall length is approx 29”.

CUSTOMER COMMENTS -

“I just received my order this morning and everything looks great! The strop is beautiful and a nice compliment to my cordovan one. I just wish my cordovan had a nice handle like my new Invisible Edge one! I just shaved with the Tudor Rose, and I don't think I could be happier. The quality of the edge is as commendable as the beauty of the blade itself. Well done! Thank you, and I wish you lots of success in your businesses!”

Max F., Germany

“I have just received my new Latigo strop from you. WOW! It’s incredible, very high quality. My straight razor loves it. ‘The Invisible Edge’ - great products and a great company!!! Thank you!!”

Cristian Erena, Romania

“Thought I would take the opportunity to compliment your company on the quality of the superleather bespoke hanging strop that you sell. I was fortunate enough to receive one as a Christmas gift and have been very impressed with it. Good to know that you also offer the service of re-leathering the strop if an accident occurs (not that I am planning on it!).”

Alan B., Stirling, Scotland

“This strop definitely is a beautifully handcrafted product, is built like a tank and works really well. I like the feel of it and the XXL size. Simply great.”

Thomas D., Austria

“ I received the order yesterday and I'm very pleased with the Latigo strop - although I was expecting something special having seen the photos on your website, the look and feel of it exceed expectations! The slightly waxy finish seems to provide excellent feedback in terms of how much pressure to apply with the blade.”

Patrick F., Surrey

We’re very pleased to say that all our newly-made strops will now bear our name, stamped permanently into the leather as shown above. As this is very close to the top fixing of the strop it won’t interfere in any way with the stropping action - and you will always know you have the ‘real thing’!

The above strops are all one-off pieces. They will be replaced as sold and will change according to the availability of the woods the handles are made from. If you do have a special requirement we will always try to help out- just email us with your ideas.

Our strops are truly bespoke and continue to evolve through time, therefore slight changes may be made though do rest assured these will always be for the better!

Hand-made custom strops

Our range of top-quality hand-made razor strops continues to grow and we are pleased to be able to introduce our hanging strops now also backed with the best flax linen. This is bonded directly to the leather and should last the life of the strop. Handles continue to be available in a variety of woods and there are also of course our single-piece large double-sided paddle strops as featured below. If you do have a special requirement for a strop, please do let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Below is also a photo of our NEW paddle strop with tooled leather scabbard. For more photos and details just click here or on the photo below.

Fixtures detail Heavy-duty stainless steel wall anchor with stainless steel snap-shut hanging eye, mounted on stainless steel rod. Secured by leather foldover mount with nickel-plated brass double-cap rivets. Built to last! Again, all tooling is done entirely by hand. (Anchors may vary slightly in looks from those shown).

Above are detail shots of (left) the hanging bar taken side-on, showing the leather and flax securely held within the wrap-over fastening and (right) the through-the-handle fitment on the latigo strops. Superleather strops are pegged and anchored in a slot to the top of the handle in order to maximise usable bed length.

A general photo of our ‘standard’ stock double-sided strop. Hand-turned from a single wood billet in either Ash, Oak or Sycamore, with hand-burnished red latigo leather beds that are individually fitted to each strop for the best match possible. Hand-turned, hand-sawn, hand-finished - hand-made, in fact!

Overall length 17” (43 cm.), Leather bed length 11” x 3” (30 x 7.6 cm.), Overall thickness 1” (2.5 cm.) leather thickness 1/8” (3 mm.). Hanging loop - stainless steel. Please note that due to the individual nature of these strops, all sizes are approximate though very close to those given, and also wood graining and shading may vary from piece to piece - but that is what individuality is about - every strop is truly unique!

A thumb-grip is provided for better control when stropping - simple but effective.

A detail shot of the hand-made wedges used to secure the ends of the bed leathers - each individually made to fit.

Another detail shot, this of the nose fillets. Here they have been chosen to blend with the main body - but they can of course be of any wood you like - or bone - you choose!

The slotting of the main bed reduces weight whilst giving the necessary ‘spring’ to the bed whilst stropping.

Double-sided sprung Latigo paddle strops

Special multi-tanned ‘Superleather’ hanging strops

(NB leather only. Not flax-backed.)

£119.00

Kingdom

£122.50

£124.00

£125.00

£119.00

Kingdom

£122.50

£124.00

£125.00

Oak

Ash

stock

Finest Latigo leather hanging strops

(NB leather only. Not flax-backed.)

Ash

£109.00

Kingdom

£112.50

£114.00

£115.00

£114.00

Kingdom

£117.50

£119.00

£120.00

£114.00

Kingdom

£117.50

£119.00

£120.00

Laburnum

stock

Pitch Pine

(This strop slightly lower price due to ‘pegged’ handle rather than straight-through).

Special multi-tanned ‘Superleather’ hanging strops with flax backing

A new addition to our line-up, these hand-made paddle strops are backed on one side with blue Nubuck and to the other with finest red latigo leather. As can be seen, the scabbard is based on a hunting knife type design with a pouch for your razor, all neatly held in place by a durable stud fastening. Available in either smooth vegetable tanned leather or, as featured to the left, in heavier grade hand-tooled leather, complete with your initials at the bottom (my own scabbard shown here).

Please note that the tooled scabbard is available only to order and lead time is some two weeks from ordering.