Im wondering if there's anyone in NYC with a Kanoyama? id like to check one out.
We'll see - I caved - ordered one.
There's really nothing to check. It is awesome horse shell stropping action, and the ~$100 models are well worth it.
The >$150 ones.......
I wouldn't have gone for.
Where did you order the strop from? I know the gentleman on SRP stopped selling them, or that was the word quite some time ago.
The #3 Kanayama was, at one time and probably still, equivalent to what was sold as the 10000
I like the suede second. It has an incredible feel. I haven't stropped with any of them. They are just too cool for school! I haven't figured out the numbering scheme though. I have a 2196, a 3 and a 6300. You say a 10000, others have mentioned 80 000 and 90 000 and a legendary 100 000.
And so a 3 is a 10000? It seems cooler than the 2196 that is thin leather and a coarse linen. Enquiring minds want to know!
I like the suede second. It has an incredible feel. I haven't stropped with any of them. They are just too cool for school! I haven't figured out the numbering scheme though. I have a 2196, a 3 and a 6300. You say a 10000, others have mentioned 80 000 and 90 000 and a legendary 100 000.
And so a 3 is a 10000? It seems cooler than the 2196 that is thin leather and a coarse linen. Enquiring minds want to know!
I read it on another forum once - I remember the thread because someone who posted bought the number 3 thinking it translated to 30k, and when he found out it was really a 10k he got upset. He bought something, he didn't know what it was, then he assumed it was something else, and when he found out his assumption was incorrect he claimed the seller had cheated him. Or something like that...I don't remember verbatim....
Having said that - I do not know for sure if the #3 is really a 10k or what. Greybeard has a nice list above, I'd guess it's as close to an accurate representation as anyone can give.
Hand made things vary quite bit quite often. I don't think I'll be putting a micrometer to my strop when it arrives..