Well...honestly... I am new to the SR shaving and this is only the second strop I have ever used. I have 2 more supposively in the mail that I bought on eBay about 2 weeks ago, but I think it works good. I can feel the draw and all, but wish I had a local member with some more experience to tell me if is good or not. I am hoping for a Washington GTG so I can get someone to try it out. For now it seems to work though.