Ok mentors need some advice. My shave ready razors arrived (woo hoo) but my strop did not. I can't seem to get a hold of the company that I bought them from so I don't know if it will be another week or two before it gets here.

Anyway, so this is my very first experience shaving with straights. I saw somewhere that you can do stropping for a while on newspaper. Is that a good way to get me by until my strop arrives or a wives tale? If so do I just put the newspaper on the counter and do the same motions as if it was a belt?

Any other ideas....I've already looked for an old belt and only have a snake skin one that I don't think will work.
Thoughts? If "be patient" is the right answer then tell me.
Edit: sorry moderators please move to the stropping section if that is a better place for this.