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    What is the best bang for the buck for begginer strop

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    Quote Originally Posted by Derb25 View Post
    What is the best bang for the buck for begginer strop
    For just starting out and for relatively little money, I don’t think you can beat the WhippedDog poor man strop kit.

    http://www.whippeddog.com/products/v...-man-strop-kit
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    Quote Originally Posted by DZEC View Post
    For just starting out and for relatively little money, I don’t think you can beat the WhippedDog poor man strop kit.

    http://www.whippeddog.com/products/v...-man-strop-kit
    Agreed. This is what I started with. You will ruin your 1st one anyway.
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    That’s what I have been looking at by it is only 2” so I’m not sold on the “X” pattern

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    Quote Originally Posted by Derb25 View Post
    That’s what I have been looking at by it is only 2” so I’m not sold on the “X” pattern
    As many of the experienced folks on this site suggest, practice with a butter knife until you feel confident in the X-stroke. If you intend to hone your own eventually, it’s a movement you will need to get familiar with. Until you feel comfortable with a hanging strop, lay it on the edge of a counter top and practice stropping with it flat.

    Most hanging strops are 2 to 2 1/2 inches wide and you will pay extra for a 3 inch strop. As MrHouston said, you are going to nick your first strop anyway so you might as well develop. Your skills on something inexpensive.

    You could also buy a 3” bench strop for under $40 and learn on that.
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    Best to learn the x stroke from the beginning. It's the only way to guarantee that you get the entire edge. I would use it no matter how wide the strop.
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    You can look on ebay and pick up a cheap strop to practice on. You need to learn the x stroke anyway. like the others have said you will ruin your first strop. Good luck.
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    WhippedDog has other inexpensive options as well.

    http://www.whippeddog.com/products/find/dog-deals

    You will eventually have to master the X-stroke if you want to straight shave. Best to start out early with it regardless of the first strop you buy.
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    It is along the same lines as learning to use both hands when shaving with a straight, or learning to hone with one hand and flipping the razor the correct way. The X stroke on a strop is best so learn it in the beginning and you will be better off. And when learning the shave and/or hone...

    I started with whippeddogs richmans strop. A little more hardware but still a piece of leather that will work fine and not cost you a lot when you hide it in the trash after you have learned and bought a nice strop.
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    No matter the width of your strop you should use an X stroke.
    Also Illinois makes some hard working and inexpensive strops.
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