Giesen & Forsthoff Timor 183 2 Sided Leather & Canvas Padded Handle Razor Strop

Timor G&F 183 Two Sided Leather Strop. Hanging Strop with fixed leather handle, finest cowhide leather with canvas back. Two sided razor strop is the ideal companion for your straight razor. One side is made of quality canvas material which is used first with a stropping paste and the other side is of high quality cowhide leather. The leather side is used for fine edge sharpening or finish sharpening and alignment.
We recommend using leather balm 
156 Yellow Paste (for strop maintenance) to increase the longevity of the leather.
158 Red Paste (medium honing effect)
157 Green Paste (high honing effect)

159 White Paste (for canvas maintenance) on the canvas side to keep your straight razors as sharp as possible and shave ready.

The G&F strops are the best way to keep the sharp edge on your Giesen & Forsthoff handmade straight razor.
Made in Germany.

Dimensions: approximate:
Length: 66cm
Width: 4.8cm

Instructions:

Attach the strop somewhere secure at waist height.

Make sure you have applied a little stropping paste to only one side of the cotton material.

Keeping the fixed leather handle (tight) But not super taught.

Using just the weight of the razor and a quick stroke action do about 10 to 20 passes on each side keeping the blade flat on the strop and rolling or flipping the blade over on its spine not the cutting edge with each pass.

Then making sure you have applied a little leather balm on the leather to protect the leather.

Keep the fixed leather handle (tight) but not super taught.

Using just the weight of the razor and a quick stroke action do 50 passes on each side keeping the blade flat on the strop and rolling or flipping the blade over on its spine not the cutting edge with each pass.

Now you should have a super sharp straight razor ready to shave.

 Giesen & Forsthoff (Timor)

 Since 1920 Giesen & Forsthoff, Solingen represents a high-quality range of products. One of the world’s finest manufacturers of shaving equipment, using only the highest quality materials for the production of their products

The roots of the company lie in the production of professional tools for barbers and hairdressers worldwide.

Quality from Solingen, Germany – products made by Giesen & Forsthoff. With professional craftsmen G&F still produces at the origin location in Solingen. The fine straight razors, handmade and selective, are what

G&F is known for worldwide. Specialist are still being educated in the company, to pass on the knowledge and passion to the next generation and to ensure the availability of the tradition.