View Poll Results: Which width of strop do you prefer?

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  • 2 inches is all I need

    6 7.59%
  • 2 and 1/2 inches suits me best

    17 21.52%
  • 3 inches all the way

    41 51.90%
  • makes no difference to me, I adapt my strokes

    15 18.99%
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    Default While drooling over Tony Miller's website.....

    .....and dreaming of the day I could buy one of his strops, I got to wondering about the favourite strop widths of members here.

    Are you a wide eyed 3 inch latigo type? Or, perhaps, the narrow visioned 2 inch horse hide is more your stroke? Regardless of "skin" type, what's your preferred width? I've been enjoying the old strop I got from a member here so much, that I don't think I want a 3 incher anymore?

    I'm getting kind of partial to the the 2 1/2 incher that I have been using and wonder if getting a 3 inch wide latigo will mess up my stroke?

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    I've used both a 2" strop (a Dovo) and my 3" TM latigo, and have to say that I like the stability that the 3" provides. Always good and even draw, and even with less than perfect technique, the entire blade gets stropped well.


    Mark

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    I prefer the 3" just because most of my blades have relatively straight edges and I prefer the straight-up-and-down motion of stropping

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    I've never tried a 3" strop , and likely never will . I like my 2 1/2" TM strop just fine .
    Greetings , from Dundalk , Maryland . The place where normal people , fear to go .

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    I love my 3", but I do adapt my strokes.

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    2.5" horse all the way. I LOVE my horse hide strops. And 2" just feels too narrow, 3" too clunky. 2.5" is just right...

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    I went from a 2 inch to a 3 inch recently. At first, I thought I didn't like the 3 inch at all. It took a bit of time before I got my stroke adjusted to the 3 inch width. Once I did, saw the benefits. Having said that, I think I still actually prefer the 2 inch. It seems to me to give more control and better stability, but it could just be that's the width I learned on. I'd like to try a 2.5, but if I buy another it'll probable be 2 inches wide.

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    3" Red Latigo for me...

    Tony Miller makes the BEST strops!

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    On my short blades, I like the 2 1/2. I started on a 2" though and that's still my favorite.

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    Well I love the 3" just because I never miss lol and feel like I always have a nice contact area.
    Love Tony's strops and his workmanship is astonashing...

    Below is a link to my review of his Tri-Strop

    http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...ate-strop.html

    For some reason the pics are missing... possibly lost from an upgrade to the board. But here is a link to the pics in my profile.

    Straight Razor Place Forums - Earthdawn's Album: Tony Miller Tri-Strop

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