Originally Posted by
JosephHoffer
I wanted to share my experience with my new strop. It is a black 3" latigo strop purchased by my wife for me for Xmas (I told her which one I liked). I have only had a small stropping board thus far and the difference is quite noticeable. After palming the new strop to warm it up I gave my razor 40 passes or so and then shaved with it. It felt much nicer than it had previously. I'm not sure if it is the leather material of the strop, the length of stroke or the technique but it was a noticeable improvement. I think now I'll convert my old board strop to a pasted strop.
P.S Happy New Year everyone