Thread: help finding inexpensive strop

I just bought razor, would anyone be able to point me in the direction of an inexpensive strop, i'm in australia, so postage is the killer.

Hi

Kenrup has what he calls "The Filly strop" that he sells for $25 plus shipping. I am not sure what the shipping would be, but to Norway it was $10 for the whole starterkit. http://straightrazorpalace.com/vendo...tml#post215955

I bought a starterkit from him and I have that strop. It's nothing extra but it gets the job done just fine, and he pasted the backside for me at no extra cost!

Arlendius

I tried to contact him regarding a starter kit, i was really interested, but got no reply, so unless he does i'm still looking for one.
Thanks.

Have you checked out eBay Australia?

I don't think Tandy has locations in Australia but there must be someplace comparable to get a decent piece of leather. I made two 2-sided paddle strops for about $20 US.

There will be the usual postage but you may want to check out Tony Miller's entry-level strop.

Make a Kangaroo strop!

Originally Posted by netsurfr

There will be the usual postage but you may want to check out Tony Miller's entry-level strop.

Absolutely. Postage to Europe was very reasonable and the quality of goods/service as good as everyone (including me) says.

I have both the Vegan starter/travel strop and the Original from Tony Miller both are excellent strops. For a basic starter strop you could also check with Damon for what seems like a nice inexpensive strop, disclaimer: I haven't used one.

I can only recommend two strop names because thats all I have used, my first strop was an Illinois #327 I bought that in 1982 I'm still using it....
I also have a TM strop that I bought last year, and I can't say enough good about the high quality of that strop...
My every day user is the Illinois #827 Russian that one is about 18 months old and I love the draw that it provides.....
This of course obviously is my own very limited opinion....