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At the urging and recommendation of petercp4e I just bought a Tony Miller strop! I'm very excited to try it. At Pete's recommendation I'm going to get a strop from Lynn to use until I get comfortable and good enough that I won't worry about nicking the Tony Miller one. Only been straight razor shaving for a month or so at this point!
Hey, they are both great strops!
You easily can take apart Lynn's strop and then replace the leather with a few layers of newspaper. Use that to do a lot of practicing until you are comfortable with stropping on either of the strops.
That's a good idea! I just got Lynn's strop in and didn't use news paper yet, but it's already miles better than my old one!
Good idea. I nicked my Heirloom horsehide and it stings a little. Still works great though!
How about a picture of your Tony Miller strop?
I already got a couple miniscule nics in Lynn's. They are incredibly shallow though. That won't damage my edge will it? When I get home I'll post a picture of my Tony Miller strop! It's still sealed in its plastic!
You have chosen well. I have my original TM strop that I first purchased in 2007. I typically use my Kanayama now daily but I recently took my Miller 3" Latigo on a short trip and it brought back very fond memories. Truly an heirloom piece of my den and one of the longest held object in it as well. Enjoy!
I've been thinking about pulling the trigger on either a Tony Miller or an SRD strop for some time. I'll probably always have my Illinois 127, but it is time for an upgrade.
So I'm having difficulty posting a picture from my phone. I'll have to email it to myself and do it from my computer. Although I have a quick question. When taking my tm strop out of the plastic sleeve for the picture it slipped out and I went to catch. I managed to scratch the very edge of it with my nail. That shouldn't be an issue, right? I guess it resembles a small scuff on leather shoes. No a cut or anything.
That should be fine, but pictures will allow a more definitive answer.