Gents,
This year the tax man gaveith instead of takeithing away. So I am planing on getting myself my first straight razor! Woohoo!! The problem is - I have to split my funds between a straight and a strop. I know Illinois strops are suggested for newbs several places in the forum. But the only ones I find are 2.5 inch. I would really like a 3 inch if I can manage it. If I can mess up the stropping, I probably will. So I'd like to simplify it and just go straight up and down the strop instead of diagonally. The only 3 inchers I have found in my price range are G.B.S. Every one says to get a cheep strop for your first one, but these are REALLY cheap. I worry they may be TOO cheep and be more harmful than helpful to the cause. I haven't found anything about them when searching SRP. Does anyone know if these are good for a newb? Or are they just an SRO (strop shaped object)? If I can't do it right, I'd rather just wait a while until I can. Thanks!