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    Quote Originally Posted by keller34 View Post
    I am only finding 1 1/2 inch wide ones for Harolds.

    Apologies, don't you hate it when people give you wrong advice on the Internet? 😟
    At least I do.


    Correction:
    German Herold loom and hanging strops are typically around 40 mm wide (1 5/8" ).
    US strops like SRD are available in 3".

    While it was correct to say that German strops like Dovo and Herold tend to be narrower than many US strops, I got the measurement conversion from mm to inch wrong.


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    Quote Originally Posted by beluga View Post
    Apologies, don't you hate it when people give you wrong advice on the Internet? 😟
    At least I do.


    Correction:
    German Herold loom and hanging strops are typically around 40 mm wide (1 5/8" ).
    US strops like SRD are available in 3".

    While it was correct to say that German strops like Dovo and Herold tend to be narrower than many US strops, I got the measurement conversion from mm to inch wrong.


    (Some stuff you should just not try doing when you are tired, far away from home in a hotel room.)



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    No worries, I just thought I was missing something, I tend to do that a lot here as of late.

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    The Illinois 827 is an excellent strop. There are quite a few who use it on a daily basis.

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    Yes, I use it daily, it's a good strop..

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    Quote Originally Posted by keller34 View Post
    I am only finding 1 1/2 inch wide ones for Harolds. This is one of the ones i am looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Illinois-Razor...ds=Razor+Strop

    Another one: Amazon.com: Professional Quality Sharpening Strop Made of Real Leather 3" Wide and 22" Long Mac Brand-2010: Health & Personal Care

    I even seen a SRD strop but it was only 2" so that was a no. I am looking at least 2.5" wide.
    Get the first not the second. The first should be 2.5" at least that's what it says on it and I'm pretty sure when I had one that it was 2.5".

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    Quote Originally Posted by gugi View Post
    Get the first not the second. The first should be 2.5" at least that's what it says on it and I'm pretty sure when I had one that it was 2.5".
    OK going with the Illinois. Wife is being nice and getting me a new Best badger brush. Not a silvertip but a definite upgrade from the cheap Boar brush that came with the Walgreens kit. She is also getting me the Col Conk Variety 4 Pack soap. Merry Christmas to me! Oh and she got me a new First stage HOG D2 reg that I am going diving with on the 19th and 20th.

    Oh and SRD does not deal on Amazon as I found out. Smallflower is the one that is selling the SRD strops. Oh well. Thanks for the help everyone.

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