Gentlemen,

Perhaps SAD is in the air, perhaps people just got their tax returns and have money to spend, I don't know.

I've been reading a lot lately about guys buying multiple strops, which in itself is not weird (this is SRP after all), but there seems to be a movement towards stropping progressions. Much like honing progressions. So we use rough strops, latigo strops, and now finishing strops....

For example, first it's 50 laps on linen followed by 100 laps latigo, then 50 laps SRD cotton followed by 100 laps horsehide, then on to 50 laps SRD webbed nylon before finishing with 100 laps on the finishing strop - the SRD Premium I. And then, eventually, on to the shave....

Okay, so the above was tongue-in-cheek, but it gets my point across. I've always said do whatworks for you, so I am by no means judging anyone's practices. But I also thought that the term "finishing strop" is a bit redundant as any strop is the finisher.

So how many members are doing this not for experimentation but as an EVERY day practice? Is there any measurable improvement by using this progression?

Thanks in advance,

Ryan