Thread: Brand New...

Razors can go months between honings, just with stropping on canvas and leather. The Wiki is a very good source for information.

It is likely that you'll put nicks in your first strop (unless you're used to stropping knives). Therefore, a reasonably-priced strop is good for a starter.

Two alternatives that come to mind (there are more):

www.whippeddog.com -- the "Poor Man's Strop Kit" which includes a leather strop and balsa strop with CrOxide and FeOxide pastes

www.ruprazor.com -- the Filly strop

Either of those will keep a razor keen as can be. More money will buy you more strop -- wider, made of better leather.

I agree with Maxi about the value of professional honing. Without it, you'll be wondering:

. . . Is my problem that the blade isn't sharp, or that my technique is faulty ?

Charles