Thread: What else I may need?

hiya there,

It depends on what you consider good value for a strop. As you've probably noticed there is quite a wide range of products when it comes to straight razor shaving from dirt cheap to astronomically expensive. It would help if you had a figure you'd want to spend on the stop. anyhow, have a look at 2 English Beech Wood Buffalo Hard Wool Felt Paddle Strop and Strops, brushes & soaps or you could look at cheap strops on eBay. All you need really is a smooth piece of leather to strop on, I've read somewhere that some people have actually used their belts to strop.

Other than that, I think that's pretty much all you you need for starters. You might also consider an alum block as astringent or to stop your fingers slipping when you're stretching the skin.

Cheers,

Ash