Quote Originally Posted by SirMike View Post
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