Say a fella wanted to buy a strop and was hung upon the horns of dilemma: horsehide vs. cowhide. How does the beginner figure out where to hide the ignorance and determine which strop material has the properties he would like to have for his new strop?

As ya'll know, you can tell a Norwegian, but you can't tell him much. Regardless of those hurdles, I'd appreciate the attempt in helping me figure out which strop is going to work the best. Tony's virtual strops look good on the monitor, but how does one tell which leather will work the best for one's actual attempts at stropping?

a thousand thanks