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    I plan on getting new production razors from one of the reputable companies mentioned Dovo, TI, etc.

    5/8 or 6/8 carbon steel. From what I can tell from reading, as long as they are from a reputable company and handled by a pro-honer, I should be good. I imagine the honer that I go with will warn me if there is a problem with the blade.

    I'll probably narrow down the choices by visual aesthetics.

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    Sounds good. I'm assuming you are choosing the strop based on the idea that it's better, if it happens, to ruin a cheap strop than a good one? Probably a good idea, nicks and sometimes cuts are common when you first learn to strop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    Sounds good. I'm assuming you are choosing the strop based on the idea that it's better, if it happens, to ruin a cheap strop than a good one? Probably a good idea, nicks and sometimes cuts are common when you first learn to strop.

    James.
    Or... practice on a sheet of newspaper fashioned into a hanging strop.
    Will damage the razor less than leather can & will not damage the leather at all.
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