Quote Originally Posted by Maxi View Post
I agree almost completely with the advice given by DLB. The only thing we may disagree on is the strop. My vote would be to purchase a nice strop first....not a Kanayama mind you, but you can't go wrong with something from SRD. Many of the members here use the Premium I or the Premium IV (with the webbed fabric as the second material).

The reason I recommend buying a good strop from SRD to begin with, is that their materials are replaceable. If you nick your leather all to bits, you can purchase the replacement leather, or a differnt leather, for approximately the same price as a "beginners" strop would have cost in the first place.

O. K., Maxi, I admit it. I bought a high quality 3" SRD Premium I hanging strop for my first strop and shortly thereafter bought a NIB SRD paddle strop from a B&B member. If you can afford it, go ahead with a real quality strop. I do think there are some good arguments here for going with a modular strop.

AND YES, I nicked the heck out of that first SRD hanging strop.


Happy Shaving!