Hi Guys,
A friend and I are going to make a travel strop some time in the near future. We currently have various hanging strops but want to make a solid travel one. I do lots of small 1 week interstate trips for work so my needs are fairly basic but my friend can be overseas for up to 8 weeks a time. With this in mind we would like to maximise the capabilities of this strop.
Our plan so far:
- Four usable surfaces with one of them hinged
- A storage compartment inside that will accommodate several straights and a shaving brush. We will put foam inside to protect the razors.
- Dimensions of 12"x2" without the handle. The dimensions are based on the cargo that will be stowed inside the compartment but would allow for a decent surface area too.
- A detachable handle, to reduce overall length
- Removable plastic covers for each side to protect surfaces and to stop any pastes travelling to other sides. If we come up with a good enough solution here we may omit the handle.
If you were doing this and wanted to get the most out of the strop what would you put on each of the four sides to create a progression? What would the lowest and highest grit surfaces be? Oh, and if such a thing already exists, please tell me where so I can buy it...