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?