Thread: good cheap strop?

My first is a poor man's strop from Whipped dog straights ...... It gets the job done

Illinois strop. Have used one for 20+ years. Works well. All top grain strops feel similar to me. Never liked 3". They tend to cup more.

Being a newbie with only 5 weeks of straight shaving in my rear view mirror I have tried a couple of strops I settled on the Herold Solingen. I found it to give good feedback and my technique improved quickly using it. I am very happy with the purchase.

@MikekiM I just got the strop in the mail thanks again! I'll make sure to post something about it once I use it!

Originally Posted by Guidry

@MikekiM I just got the strop in the mail thanks again! I'll make sure to post something about it once I use it!

Awesome!!

Use it in good health. It served me well.

At the moment i have the 2" linnen and leather strop from Whipped dog and i'm more then satisfied whit it. I might upgrade later on but for now that strop do the job fine. Just my opinion. Gino

When you do, I suggest 3" saves on the elbow. The x is a pain after the 3" strop

Originally Posted by Papabear11

At the moment i have the 2" linnen and leather strop from Whipped dog and i'm more then satisfied whit it. I might upgrade later on but for now that strop do the job fine. Just my opinion. Gino

Ahh, strops chat! LOL

I am soon to get my first straight and thinking about a strop! I want to know what is a good brand to check out and one with a price that won't cost too much as I dont want to get too much into it right at the start til I know whether or not I will like it so it is possible to get a good/very good strop for about $20? What width and length of a strop should I look at getting, a 2 or 3 inch wide one?

Right now all I have is a leather scrap piece I picked up from a local leather shop that is about 11 inches by about 2 inches wide. It doesnt seem long enough to me when I practice stropping with an GD straight.

Thx.

Originally Posted by SirMike

Ahh, strops chat! LOL

I am soon to get my first straight and thinking about a strop! I want to know what is a good brand to check out and one with a price that won't cost too much as I dont want to get too much into it right at the start til I know whether or not I will like it so it is possible to get a good/very good strop for about $20? What width and length of a strop should I look at getting, a 2 or 3 inch wide one?

Right now all I have is a leather scrap piece I picked up from a local leather shop that is about 11 inches by about 2 inches wide. It doesnt seem long enough to me when I practice stropping with an GD straight.

Thx.

well if you plan on stayin' in go to straightrazordesighns.com, and get a 3"
if you just wanna though money away to see if you like it and upgrade later go to whippeddog.com and get a 2"=
or even cheaper, if you have a leather, belt your not using, your in bluishness and its Free

Tony Miller 2 1/2 inch plain vanilla for $45. He still had some earlier today, but they sell out fast and it can be a long time between batches. Sometimes I wonder if they are made from unobtainium leather, but he is a small shop and has very high standards. I have four of his strops and even the plain vanilla is high quality.