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The "practice" strop is from basically the same leather as the good ones but with cosmetic issues. They are about 2 3/8" x 19" to 24" with a straight cut top and bottom and a thong/bead assembly...

Take your time with the practice strop before moving on the the Artisan model.

I had a guy a while back tell me he nicked his good strop even though he spent a good 45 minutes using the practice...