Well my TM strop came today, I have to say this is my first strop and have nothing else to compare it to but you dont have to be an expert to see that this a very well made product. It was packaged in a plastic sleeve inside a nice box. As soon as I saw it I said man this is made nice. All the heads on the Chicago screws are turned the same way, the handles are perfect and are very comfortable to hold, Leather is cut perfect with a nice edge detail, Hardware is nice quality. Linen side looks perfect and even the practice strop is the same Red Latigo. The 3" perfectly covers the razor so I didnt have to do anything crazy , I did 20 on the linen side then 20 on the leather side, Everything felt great but I stopped because this strop is so pretty I didnt want to scuff it up just yet.:y