Col Conk strops?

Hi folks: I have decided I want to start shaving with a straight, and right now I have a razor. And that is all. I will need a strop as one of the many awesome accessories I will be buying, and I wanted to know your opinions of the Col Conk strop -- I am certain it is nothing like Tony's, but I figure I'd rather learn on something functional but cheap, and save my pennies for a real Strop (notice the capital 's') after I'm done figuring out how not to shave my strop before my face. The Conk strop seems awfully short, so I was wondering if it even meets the single criterion of "functional" -- anyone have an opinion on these things?

I haven't used a Col. Conk strop, but I did get a cheap strop to start off and it helped me learn some bad habits. :)

You might consider getting one of Tony's beginner strops, which are only around $20.

Welcome to this magnificent obsession.

Josh

If you're anticipating getting one of Tony's higher end numbers anyway, you might consider going ahead and pulling the trigger on that one, and he will ship a free trainer-strop (that is completely functional in every way) to practice on -

-just a thought

-whatever

-Lou