Thread: Where to Buy?

Originally Posted by DPflaumer

If you can find a solid art supply shop around where you live like the one in Clemson, they sell nice big sheets of balsa for about $3. And if you are interested in a travel strop, you could always just pick up a Filly at ruprazors.com, its $20 and pre-pasted on the back side with CO. I have essentially the same thing hanging on my door right now and it will become my travel strop as soon as I decide to invest in a real strop.

I'm in Greenville this week. Surely there is something, just not where I've been. There was the closed down Hobby Town.

I've thought about the deal like a Filly strop, but hear it's bad to roll the strops. And, it would have to be rolled to go into my suitcase.

I have heard the same thing, and I don't think I would mess with rolling a more expensive or complex strop. I did actually receive the simple leather strip of a strop I have now rolled in a box along with the razor I got, and it is in fine condition. I think a single strip of leather is fine to roll. Since it is all one piece there are no layers to separate and form wrinkles.

That being said, I have actually considered getting a paddle strop too. Let me know if you find anything good.