Thread: A Newb Who Loves Tradition.

Originally Posted by theoniondeath

I have ordered another straight since my last post, this one is a Anton Wingen Jr. Orthello #54, the handle is polished bone. Really nice. I still need to find a good strop, I just don't want to purchase the wrong thing. The honing stone I don't think I worry about right now, probably just send them to someone who knows what they are doing.

Well, you need a strop a lot more than you need more razors. Since you can't decide I'll do it for you - purchase the Illinois model 827.

I actually just purchased a strop from classicshaving.com. I got the DOVO paddle style strop. I'm not sure if I need strop paste or not with that one. Thanks again for the help! Any ideas about the strop paste or anything else that will make my shaving more enjoyable?

there are two kinds of pastes - one is just conditioning for the leather - you don't need that, the other is abrasives of various kinds, you may want to use that later when your razor needs touch-up (you still need to have one clean leather surface for daily stropping, but paddles usually have two or more surfaces).

Originally Posted by gugi

Well, you need a strop a lot more than you need more razors. Since you can't decide I'll do it for you - purchase the Illinois model 827.

Gugi, where can I get this strop? I didn't see it in SRD or one or two of the other vendors listed.