Thread: Comparison of the draw from the SRD strop choices

This is a terrific thread. It would be great to assign a numerical value to the draw of each strop for comparison purposes, but I think Snake has it right. What fun would that be. Better to try them all. I now know what my next gift to myself is going to be.
Thanks guys,
Ira

Originally Posted by Lynn

LOL.......I tried to describe the draws in the descriptions, but some people have felt some differences from those descriptions. Like I feel the Prem I starts light and really has an elegant draw. Others feel it is medium to heavy but smooth. Hard to give a rating to that. We'll keep trying though.

Have fun.

I think you sell a strop short by trying to give someone the "final word" on how it performs. Every style of strop is the ideal one for somebody, as evidenced by the fact that there is a market for all of them. My feeling is, don't make the process any more confusing than it is. Simply state why a seasoned user might opt for a latigo, or a cowhide, or a horsehide, or a kangaroo hide strop. I'm two years into straight shaving and the one thing I have learned is that I need some basic instructions, then have to practice, ask my own questions, and find my own way. There are cases where more than one thing is right for me, too, and I just have to choose or decide to switch around. Sometimes I pick something because a member I admire uses it and it works for me. A glut of information sometimes raises more doubts and questions.

Originally Posted by Hex

The Premium one was a wonderful choice for my first strop. I'd say it has a light draw. On a side note, I would have preferred rings instead of paddle handles, but maybe it's a performance enhancement that I should get used to.

Luckily, I have small hands. So I can either use the handles or insert two fingers in the ring between strop body and handle. It's nice to have a choice!

It's a beauty is in the eye of the beholder type thing. Just a general stiff or flexible is as far as I would go if I was selling them. If used enough they all take on very similar characteristics over the years.

There ya go!

Have fun

Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun

I think you sell a strop short by trying to give someone the "final word" on how it performs. Every style of strop is the ideal one for somebody, as evidenced by the fact that there is a market for all of them. My feeling is, don't make the process any more confusing than it is. Simply state why a seasoned user might opt for a latigo, or a cowhide, or a horsehide, or a kangaroo hide strop. I'm two years into straight shaving and the one thing I have learned is that I need some basic instructions, then have to practice, ask my own questions, and find my own way. There are cases where more than one thing is right for me, too, and I just have to choose or decide to switch around. Sometimes I pick something because a member I admire uses it and it works for me. A glut of information sometimes raises more doubts and questions.