Thread: advise before purchase please?

Originally Posted by foxjaeger

I really want the 3" but the extra $15 is tough on my wallet... or maybe i will get it.

The 2.5 inch strop is not "settling." Until less than 5 years ago, nearly all strops were 2.5 inches, and the rest were 2 inches, wide. Men used nothing but those narrower strops for a reason, and that is that the 3 inch width is unnecessary, as your razor benefits from an x-stroke that can be accomplished just fine on what is now considered to be a narrower strop.

Originally Posted by Utopian

The 2.5 inch strop is not "settling." Until less than 5 years ago, nearly all strops were 2.5 inches, and the rest were 2 inches, wide. Men used nothing but those narrower strops for a reason, and that is that the 3 inch width is unnecessary, as your razor benefits from an x-stroke that can be accomplished just fine on what is now considered to be a narrower strop.

I've got one strop that is 2.5" and one that is 3". If my narrower strop had the same quality of leather as the wider one I don't think I'd touch the fat one as often. I do like the extra width on my webbing. I have that in 2" and 3" and the 2" is a bit narrow, IMLE, for my tastes but YMMV.