Thread: Is it ok to buy a Pakistani Strop?

I know the razors are crap, so I wont go there, however I figgure leather is leather and that some guy on youtube uses the backside of his belt to do stropping so I figgure it cant be that bad. What do you guys think?

Originally Posted by vcowman

I know the razors are crap, so I wont go there, however I figgure leather is leather and that some guy on youtube uses the backside of his belt to do stropping so I figgure it cant be that bad. What do you guys think?

Since stropping wrong can ruin your edge and send you to the hone for an hour or more, Think about what might happen if you have hard, creased or spotty leather.

I'd use one of those to strop my worst enemy's razor before shaving

Tony has 2nd's strops you can pick up cheaply if it's a money issue. I've been using one for about a year now and is doing me well.

I wouldn't want to either and recommend Tony again.

X

you can buy anything you want,however I wouldn`t use it
Kind regards peter

I don't agree with "leather is leather". Hamburger is meat. And so is a T-bone steak. I recommend getting a T-bone from Tony. I don't want my meat run through the grinder.

RT

Good Call, I am contacting him regarding a Second hand strop. If anyone has an older strap they want to get rid of please pm me.

There is a big difference between a BAD strop and a Great strop, you won't go wrong with one of Tony's .

Eddie

I think the answer to "Should I buy a Pakistani [razor, strop, set of bagpipes, sword, etc.]?" is almost always a resounding "NO!".

Seriously, for what you save, you'll just wind up buying a second of [item] that will actually work, instead of being a shoddy piece of junk.