Thread: First Time User - Strop Questions

Also TM (tony miller thewellshavedgentleman.com) strops have the option to pay and extra $8 to add a practice strop to the order that way you only pay shipping once get a practice strop to tear up and a nice strop for when your ready.

hope this helps, good luck![/QUOTE]

If you have the money this is a much better way to go, since I have never heard a bad comment on tony miller strops. I plan on getting one myself but wife has told me to stop buy razor stuff for a while

Crom

Originally Posted by cromagnum

I plan on getting one myself but wife has told me to stop buy razor stuff for a while

Crom

There is no razor "stuff" possesions/collectables/treasures perhaps but never stuff

Also tell her you're not buying but instead stimulating the economy

Originally Posted by mbwhoosh

Also tell her you're not buying but instead stimulating the economy

If that works, his wife is either much slower, or much more forgiving than my ex wife was.

LOL. My gf says its okay, as long as I don't talk about razors ALL the time lol.

I got myself a 2 1/2" Fromm strop (23" long) off Amazon - they're made by the Illinois Razor Strop Co, so have a reputable history, and aren't too expensive. I paid around $30US for it with free shipping, and it does a good job.

Thanks To All
Any thoughts on a B&B strop from Ebay?
B&B Leather Razor Knife Sharpening Strop Strap - eBay (item 170360052694 end time Jul-24-09 16:42:00 PDT)

Not too sure. Looks like the Fromm Illinois ones... but it could be crap or it could be money. Doesn't look like it would be FANTASTIC, but I'd say its probably okay. If I were you'd I'd probably go for the similarly priced Fromm Illinois strops that are known to be serviceable. This is what I did

If I were to start over I'd get a filly from Kenrup NO DOUBT. DO DOUBT. Cheap, good (he has sent me leather samples as I am considering his two better strops) and functional. Plus others have been getting good results, so... Can't argue with that.