{"product_id":"shell-cordovan-ultimate-leather-strop","title":"Shell Cordovan Ultimate Leather Strop","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrafted without compromise, this is the definitive finishing tool for sharpening purists. Designed specifically for ultra fine edge refinement, every element of this strop has been engineered to deliver exceptional performance, tactile feedback, and lifelong stability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHorween Genuine Shell Cordovan:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sourced from legendary tanneries, the vegetable tanned equine leather surface is incredibly dense, smooth, and virtually poreless. Giving you a smooth draw, with minimal rounding on cutting edges. This material comes at a price, but for good reason.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuarter-Sawn Oak Base:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe strop is adhered to a Quarter-Sawn Oak base for maximum dimensional stability and weight. The quarter-sawn construction helps maintain a flat, stable working surface and is resistant to the occasional splash of moisture.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNon-Slip Cork Rubber Footing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Elevated on a heavy duty 4mm ‘Crubber’ base that grips the workbench securely during use. Cork rubber is also resistant to moisture that may appear in and around sharpening stations.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOptimized Surface Area:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Generously sized at 210mm long by 80mm wide, offering ample room for sweeping passes on everything from plane blades and chisels to kitchen knives and straight razors.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubstantial Feel:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eSitting at a solid 25mm overall height, it provides ideal hand clearance off the bench while delivering the hefty, premium presence of an heirloom tool.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich Diamond Spray Do You Need?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis strop is offered with 0.5, 1 or 3 micron spray treatment, or with no spray. The 6 micron spray described below is sold separately and is not a selectable strop variant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo get the most out of your Shell Cordovan strop, match your diamond spray micron size to the finest stone in your sharpening setup:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e0.5 Micron Diamond Spray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour Stone Setup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eFinished on 12,000+ super fine stone\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Honest Truth:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ultimate level of edge refinement, and if we're being honest, largely unnecessary for 99% of woodworking tasks. At 0.5 microns, you aren't really making a chisel or plane iron cut wood any better; you are simply helping the dense leather strip away microscopic burr remnants left behind by fine stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho It's Actually For:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIf you're a straight edge razor honer, a sushi chef working with soft fish, or someone who simply enjoys chasing the absolute limits of sharpness for the fun of it like myself, this is your grit. For general joinery and cabinetmaking? Stick to 1 micron or bare leather. Your timber won't know the difference, trust us.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 Micron Diamond Spray (≈ 16,000 Grit)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour Stone Setup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eFinished on a 6,000 to 8,000 grit stone (Or you want to take your 12,000 grit edge to its absolute limit)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it Does:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe ultimate refiner. Diamond cuts through the hardest modern steels to remove the finest scratches, transforming a high end edge into a hair severing mirror finish. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 Micron Diamond Spray (≈ 8,000 Grit)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour Stone Setup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Finished on a 2,000 to 3,000 grit stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it Does:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Rapid polish with bite. It quickly refines medium stone scratches into a bright bevel that bites effortlessly into tough materials\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6 Micron Diamond Spray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour Stone Setup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eFinished on a 1,000 grit standard stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it Does:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fast touch-ups. Perfect for a quick 30 second bench refresh when you don't want to bring out your water stones to restore a dulling working edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBare Leather (No Spray)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYour Stone Setup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Finished on 8,000 to 12,000 grit stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it Does:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Removes the remnants of any burrs leftover from sharpening using the natural draw of the leather itself. Without altering the stones scratch pattern.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-1852fdf6-7fff-1d80-647f-4a66afddaad2\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Dead Sharp strop made using Horween shell cordovan leather. Horween supplies the leather; the finished strop is a Dead Sharp product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003csection data-dead-sharp-conversion=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; width: 100%; max-width: 480px; margin: 2rem 0; padding: 24px 20px; background-color: #ededed; color: #171717; border-radius: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 22px; color: #171717; text-align: center; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eGrit to Micron Conversion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #dfd7cf; border-radius: 14px; box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; border-collapse: collapse; box-shadow: none; background: transparent; color: #595959; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 50%; padding: 0 8px 12px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e9e9e9; background: transparent; color: #171717; text-align: center; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eMicron\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 50%; padding: 0 8px 12px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e9e9e9; background: transparent; color: #171717; text-align: center; font-weight: 700;\"\u003e≈ Grit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e100\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 150\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e80\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e50\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 350\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e40\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 400\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e30\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 600\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e15\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 1,200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e12\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 1,500\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e9\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 2,000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e3\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 8,000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e1\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 7px 8px; border: 0; background: transparent; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e≈ 16,000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 16px 0 0; color: #595959; text-align: center; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eGrit equivalents are approximate (≈).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Dead Sharp","offers":[{"title":"0.5 Micron (~30000 Grit) \/ Armagnac","offer_id":64592702177657,"sku":"ArmagnacStrop-0.5Micron","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"0.5 Micron (~30000 Grit) \/ Bourbon","offer_id":64592702210425,"sku":"BourbonStrop-0.5Micron","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Micron (~15000 Grit) \/ Armagnac","offer_id":64592702243193,"sku":"ArmagnacStrop-1Micron","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Micron (~15000 Grit) \/ Bourbon","offer_id":64592702275961,"sku":"BourbonStrop-1Micron","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 Micron (~6000 Grit) \/ Armagnac","offer_id":64592702308729,"sku":"ArmagnacStrop-3Micron","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 Micron (~6000 Grit) \/ Bourbon","offer_id":64592702341497,"sku":"BourbonStrop-3Micron","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"No Spray \/ Armagnac","offer_id":64592702374265,"sku":"ArmagnacStrop-NoSpray","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"No Spray \/ Bourbon","offer_id":64592702407033,"sku":"BourbonStrop-NoSpray","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/4420\/7656\/files\/Premium_Strop.png?v=1791535462","url":"https:\/\/mattestlea.com\/products\/shell-cordovan-ultimate-leather-strop","provider":"Matt Estlea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}