Thread: Strop width

I do think it is easier to learn on a 3" as going straight up and down means one less thing to try and learn when new. The flip/shift needed at each end of an X pattern is just another thing to think about and another chance to nick the strop.

For actual use every day i still prefer the standard 2 1/2" and many do like the more narrow European 2" models. They do force you to do the X which many will agree just gives a better edge.

Tony