Bob, I'm glad to see that you finally made it over here and are having fun with your new razors. I think that it is very nice that you are trying to help out your local craftspeople; however, in this case I think that you would might be better off just buying one from Tony Miller. He has a lot of experience making quality strops with various leathers and his prices are extremely reasonable for the quality and craftsmanship. Furthermore, he is a "local" craftsperson to this forum. In the mean time that utilitarian Wipienica strop should be good enough to do the job.