Thread: your favorite strop?

So im looking for a wider strop to add to my tools. Im curious what you experienced members are using, which is your favorite, where you got it, how long you've had it.

I have a dovo 2 sided hanging strop - but its only like 2" wide and was thinking about purchasing a wider one for ease of stropping.

I started off using the girth strap on my pony,wouldnt even take the saddle off just undo the cinch strop the razor,couple of quick passes redo the girth and off to the saturday night dance(just after the jurassic)

I'm using a 2½" wide by 24" long strop. That's what was in the starter kit I bought from a list member over a year ago. The leather has since been replaced, because like many a newbie I nicked it all to hell. I did buy a piece of 3" wide leather at the same time, but it might be a little unweildy for a hanging strop.

I have a Dovo 3 1/4 by 23 I love the wider strop. No need to do x pattern as whole blade fits on the strop.

i have a george g. that i got a year ago from the yahoo forum, direct from george. it is nicked a little but not too bad and i ran a pumice stone over it. seems to still do the trick, i guess.

maybe i am too dumb to know better

sam

Hi mbuemi1577,

My best strops are the ones I won off of ebay. My Llama Brand strop (classic barber style) is my favorite.

Hal

I've been eyeballing Tony Miller's #1 strop. Hear good things, and I like the look of it. The only other strops I've had hand handles on them though. Does the lack of a handle affect anything? Would grabbing a handful of leather to hold it taut cause any cupping or curling?

I thought exactly the same thing and for my first I got a 2 1/2" wide Illinois 361. To travel I recently picked up a paddle from Tony Miller and since my girl is usually asleep when I shave in the morning, I've been taking the paddle into the bathroom and leaving the Illinois hanging in the bedroom. The paddle is only 2" wide, but that red leather is so nice I may actually prefer it and its narrowness doesn't seem to make a difference to me at all. I think it's more about hte actual leather.

The 361 hasn't got a handle by the way threeput and it causes me no problems so far.

anybody got any comments on the dovo strop paddle at caswell massey? they have it for $39.50 and you can get 20% off this week. any comments?

sam

So far the only strop that I have actually used is Tony's 4 sided paddle strop. I do have his #2 hanging strop, just haven't taken time to attach it to anything yet. Now I'm looking at his balsa paddle...

RT