Sorry to go a little of topic.... but I LOVE this quote :)
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BTW, welcome to SRP!
I looked at those but was afraid I'd be likely to ruin my first strop (even after butter knife practice) so I thought maybe I should wait. I guess it's not that much more than the Latigo though so maybe I'll just go ahead and get that one and try not to trash it.
Go look at the strops on SRD's "Strop Shop" again. You will notice that Lynn sells replacement leathers and secondary material for all of his strops should you ruin one. Easy to replace too, all you need is a screwdriver.
Now that I've said that let me add........Have some confidence in yourself, new buddy. In over 40 years of stropping I've only nicked one strop. I was a teenager and the strop was an old Russian horsehide with a pebble grain backside. The razor was my Wade and Butcher square point and I fixed the strop by sanding it with WD paper. I still used it once in a while until I got my SRD. In fact I may use it again for a quick trip down memory lane.
Thanks guys! I ordered the RA 5/8" with the premium IV long strop last night!
Good man.:rock:
Welcome to the fold!
And don't forget the most important thing, pictures!