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So there it is! Many thanks to all the advice and supplies that made this possible. No1 I just have to put in some practice!

Many thanks to @bluesman7 for the D-ring. Hope to instal it this weekend and will post updated pics once I get it going. So grateful for the encouragement and support!

That'd be amazing. Sorry for being radio silent for a few days. Got swamped with work and a toddler!

I was originally hoping to get a D ring for the end but had a hard time finding one that wide. Hadn't consider a dowel, I'll have to see what if I can rig something up that has a little more rigidity.

Thanks for all the additional welcomes. My fabric practice strop is now assembled! Thanks to @Euclid440 for the tips and @cudarunner for the material.

Rudimentary but should work. Used some of...

Thanks for posting that!

I'll take a look. Thanks for the heads up!

I have not yet sent the blade out for honing. Thank you for pushing me further down the rabbit hole by introducing the loom strop! I hadn't seriously considered that but it seems I should investigate...

Thank you for that detailed write up! That sounds like a great place to start. I'll have to get out this week and check on what Walmart or Michaels has in the store and see if I can put that...

Random rookie question of the day.

Would it be wise for me to spend a few weeks with my razor and something like a homemade denim strop learning technique. And do all of that before I send my...

That's an extremely useful thread to help me part with my money! My go to is usually proraso, lately I've been trying their single blade line and enjoying it. That list gives me a lot of others to...

Thanks everyone! I appreciate all the encouragement and openness to take new questions. Specifically the advice about stropping has probably saved me from wasting a bunch of money! Looking forward to...

Hey Gents,

Been DE shaving for 6-7 years now. Just picked up an old Frederick Reynolds (sheffield) straight from an antique store that seems like it will be serviceable. Picture below.

Before...