Thread: how to use a strop with leather on one side and hide on other

Originally Posted by RickyBeeroun222

I don't know anything about the razor you got however the other items will be fine for your straight shaving experience, especially in the early learning stages.

I doubt that the strop is of sufficiently good quality for a proper razor, but the van der haagen soap (a dollar at walmart) is not the worst, and the brush may do the job if it doesn't fall apart (that's what these cheap boar brushes tend to do sometimes right away, sometimes in few months).