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Well, as it turns out I stumbled upon a leather place today and weaseled my way in. I ended up with one of their off cuts of bridle leather that's enough to make 2 hanging and 1 paddle strop. The...

Serious?

Newspaper? Who knew?

That might just be the thing to get me started till I can find a piece of leather or buy a decent strop.

Kaivorth,

I don't really have a set budget in mind, but I figured if I can find a decent starter razor for $40-$50 and make my own strop, I would not be shedding too many tears if I found that...

A lot of food for thought there Dave and i will definitely check out all the options you mentioned.

I would still like to hear what someone that has used denim has to say though, just to satisfy...

Hello all,

I'm a complete novice to straight razor shaving, and in fact I have not even bought one yet. I have been wet shaving for almost 40 years though.

I'm trying to determine if straight...