if ALL they need are honing I'm doing free honing still for the next week or so while testing new linen for strops. You pay postage both ways. PM me if you want that.

Top of the Line strops will be Tony Miller (CLICK HERE), no questions asked. His top dollar strops come with a free 2nd strop to practice on. I make inexpensive, perfectly usable strops also. Lynn Abrams is also putting together a straight razor place give away you can put your name in for that will include some strops. You can check that thread out and watch for when they start taking names. Tony's donating some top quality strops and I'm donating some of mine as well. If you're not in a hurry that may be the route to go and then just buy a strop if you don't win one.

If funding is an issue Tony can work with you and so can I. My opinion is if you want the best possible strop, ask Tony. If you're just looking for something to strop with, an old leather belt works just fine or you can check out cheaper alternatives. Be warned though, a lot of bad merchandise is sold on ebay.

Local shoe shops won't necessarily cut the leather straight for you but you might get away with 3 to 8 bucks for a piece of 8 to 10 oz leather long enough to tool yourself. You'll likely have to wet it, press it and then put plexi-glass and weights on it over night while it dries to get a good surface for stropping.

Glen F