http://www.tomonagura.com/straight-razor-strops/english-bridle-strops/ en Sat, 21 May 2016 21:35:36 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox 2.10.6 http://www.tomonagura.com/straight-razor-strops/english-bridle-strops/25-bridle-strop.html <div class="article-summary"> <div class="first blockquote-container wide center"> <div style="" class="graphic"><blockquote class="figure-content"> <p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">English Bridle is a durable yet supple, premium steer hide that is vegetable-tanned and drum dyed from deep consistent color through and through. These hides were finished ‘dry’ so they’re fast with a tactile draw. In my opinion, to make a comparison – the action, or feedback, is at a nice mid-point between cordovan shell and my velvet-finished horsehide.   </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Like I do with all of my strops - I bevel all edges on both sides and the bolster also. I give the long edges a bit of burnishing also. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">The rivets and swivel hook are chrome-plated steel and I leave the end ‘plain’ - which is also known as a barber’s end. </span></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img src="http://www.tomonagura.com/_Media/bridle-back-1_med.jpeg" alt="Bridle Back 1.jpg" width="730" height="483" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide left ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img src="http://www.tomonagura.com/_Media/bridle-front-1_med.jpeg" alt="Bridle Front 1.jpg" width="730" height="483" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item blockquote-container wide center"> <div style="" class="graphic"><blockquote class="figure-content"> <p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';">Here’s a massive 3” wide Bridle Strop - this one is just off-the-hook wicked cool. </span></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img src="http://www.tomonagura.com/_Media/mamba-sama-full-1_med.jpeg" alt="Mamba Sama Full 1.jpg" width="319" height="1199" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img src="http://www.tomonagura.com/_Media/mamba-sama-1_med.jpeg" alt="Mamba Sama 1.jpg" width="730" height="483" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img src="http://www.tomonagura.com/_Media/mamba-sama-3_med.jpeg" alt="Mamba Sama 3.jpg" width="730" height="483" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div> <div class="not-first-item graphic-container wide center ImageElement"> <div class="graphic"> <div class="figure-content"> <!-- sandvox.ImageElement --><img src="http://www.tomonagura.com/_Media/mamba-sama-2_med.jpeg" alt="Mamba Sama 2.jpg" width="730" height="483" /> <!-- /sandvox.ImageElement --></div> </div> </div><p><br /></p> </div> Sat, 11 Jul 2015 13:38:13 -0400 http://www.tomonagura.com/straight-razor-strops/english-bridle-strops/25-bridle-strop.html English Bridle LeatherEnglish Bridle StropBridle StropLeather StropStraight Razor StropBench stropHiba WoodJapanese HibaHorse Hide StropLeather StropRazor StropStraight Razor StropTony Miller StropKanayama StropBuffalo StropKangaroo StropTravel StropBarber StropDovo StropRussian Leather StropRazor Honestraight razor sharpeningStrop PasteStrop Dressing