Originally Posted by jscott
couple days ago i was chatting with Tony about the subject of his strops and nicks/slices into them for beginners. when i started out i also bought a #1 best strop for him and that was all. then i came to the boards lookin for a practice strop after hearing all the dings people put in them starting out....reading the boards, Tony simply sent me an extra strop to practice on out of pure generocity. its a tad smaller width and doesn't have all the hardware/linen on it but the leather is very nice. adding practice strops to purchases of #1 best strops is a fantastic idea by Tony, both gracious and helpful.