Hey all, I posted over at Badger and Blade, but I wanted to see what y'all think. I'm getting ready to buy my gear and take the leap, but I was wondering if I could get some feedback on my shopping list.

I'm planning to buy:
-DMT E-Extra Fine (3 micron) diamond plate
-DOVO Classic Special or TI Super Gnome (still deciding)

What I need to know is:
If I get a linen/leather strop, will some .5 Green Chromium Oxide paste on the linen bridge between the DMT and the plain leather strop? Or do you shaving shamans know what would be a good bridge between the DMT and the plain leather strop that's cheap?

I have a pretty hard $200 ceiling on this. I understand that my mileage will vary, but I'm looking for general guidelines here.