Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
The pro for using a 3 inch strop is that you will not have to learn to do X strokes while stropping and the con is they cost more. The reverse is true of 2 inch strops. Personally I went for the 3 inch straight off.

Bob
Yup. What Bob said but I went the other way around and learning the X stroke helped my honing down the road but a 3 inch is nice and easy. Keep in mind no matter which way you go you will nick the bejeezus out of your first strop.