For years, I would not use anything but a vintage 2 1/2 inch strop. I had seen the two inch and the three inch out there, but never thought of trying either.

Well, once I tried the 3 inch strop, I found it to be the most user friendly strop out there and have used nothing else since. I can still do an X stroke if I want to, but don't worry about it as much. I have had many new guys tell me that they tend to nick the 3 inch strop much less than the 2 and 2 1/2 inch strops.

Lynn