Thank you all for that great info.I have a strop I got it from B&B with a razor that I will use to pratice with.Not to sound dum,but what side of my strop do I use?There is a smouth side and a ruff side.One is leather and the other is cloth.I hope I use the ruff side and not the smouth side ,cuz it feels like I am not doing anything.Like I said before I am new to all this and really enjoy the help and info.:banghead: