Thread: A word of advice if you're buying your first strop.

Ive got a couple of old barber strops that I just love. Do they have nicks? Yes they do. Wont hurt a thing.

I have been staying with the Miller practice strop for now and a less expensive Illinois before moving to Artisian. I'm not sure why but I have not nicked the TM practice strop as yet but I seem to nick the Illinios.

Just to clarify:

practice strop...$6.50 strop from left over leather, straight cut end, 2 1/4" to 2 1/2" wide, 21" to 24" long, thong & bead through a hole, no grommet. No logo, just an "X" or a "2". Sold ONLY with our best Artsan strops.

Apprentice/Starter strop...$29.95 strop from our best leather, same as used on an Artisan. 2 1/2" wide, 24" long, contoured integral cut handle, thong and bead through a grommeted hole, WITH our logo. Sold as a separate item.

These two get confused with each other quite a bit when you fellows post and I then get a rash of e-mails wondering why I would notsell the practice strops separately when "everyone else got to buy one"

Different beasts for different purposes.

Thanks,
Tony

Just adding my two cents' worth to what everyone else has said. For me, the difficult part is using the practice strop and letting the Artisan hang in the closet. But, that all paid off as I have nicked (I'll go sar far as to say "cut") the practice strop several times. My plan is eventually to go to the Artisan and use the practice as a travel strop, or pasted strop. IMHO, you just can't go wrong ordering the practice strop if you are a newbie.

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