Thread: any other strops besides filly?

im shopping around for a strop but i was wondering if there are any other strops similar in price and quality as the filly strop. the thing with the filly strop is that i kinda want a handle on a strop as well as being double-sided.

i use a proforma strop, made by damon, an srp member
it works great

there's no linen strop, but i pasted the back side of it (the suede side) with some cro2 paste, and it does the job beautifully

cheap as chips too

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Originally Posted by steve12

i use a proforma strop, made by damon, an srp member
it works great

there's no linen strop, but i pasted the back side of it (the suede side) with some cro2 paste, and it does the job beautifully

cheap as chips too

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great! thanks! looks pretty much what im looking for but is there anything a little lower in price? i might have to settle for the proforma strop but if theres anything a little cheapter, it would be great! im a broke college student trying to get in to the straight edge shaving game

You're not going to find anything lower than that which you will not wind up either:

a. wrecking your razor with

AND/OR

b. spending a bunch more money to replace later.

Originally Posted by chris21908

great! thanks! looks pretty much what im looking for but is there anything a little lower in price? i might have to settle for the proforma strop but if theres anything a little cheapter, it would be great! im a broke college student trying to get in to the straight edge shaving game

I can symphatise since I've been a student myself. I actually gave up on then since the entry-level razors were deemed too expensive.

But you have to understand that quality comes with a price since the materials and workmanship costs. The filly already makes compromise in hardware to keep the price low. If you don't want to spend so much, you could buy the materials and do the work yourself. However, you might be surprised by how much the materials cost (since you won't be buying in bulk) and how much work there is.

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i totally agree! anything cheaper will bite me in the @$$, no matter how cheap the price is. il definitely go with the Proforma strop! thanks guys!!

Originally Posted by chris21908

i totally agree! anything cheaper will bite me in the @$$, no matter how cheap the price is. il definitely go with the Proforma strop! thanks guys!!

Let us know if there is anything else you have questions about or need help with! I'm a college student myself, so I TOTALLY understand the tight budget.