Quote Originally Posted by crankymoose View Post
for a good cheap strop checkout RupRazor - Home he has a filly strop for $20 it is a good starter strop as you are most likely to nick or damage your first one

soaps last longer then creams are usually cheaper and a little slicker but are usually a little more difficult to lather but it isn't rocket science despite what some believe it is just soap and water either you need more of one or the other or both mix well and shave, you can lather on face or in a bowl or in a mug on top of the soap whatever you prefer no right or wrong method, depending on what type of soap you buy it may fit into a mug easily and after a few uses they tend to mold nicely to bottom

check out the forums for soaps and vendors, plenty of both good soaps-soap makers here as well as other vendors too

good luck
after seeing how much it costs to replace a leather stop, yes i will definitely be checkin out that $20 beginner one so thanks for that lol, my other hobby is paintball i know the value of getting beginner stuff lol. SRD has a truefitt and hill soap that comes in a wooden bowl and it has refills so that seems like the best deal to me