Quote Originally Posted by Scookum View Post
Between various leathers and there effect on the razors edge? I have seen latigo, english bridle etc. Is there a leather that people recommend more than others?
I had an illinois 827 imperial russian. I used it for 3 months and hated it. Some guys really like this strop. I then bought a really nice 3" English bridle and the difference, to me, was night and day. Some guys dont like english bridle. I also strop on a paddle strop sometimes and I get good results from it to. The fact of the matter is its all personal preference. If you dont have much experience stropping, dont go high end right away. Perfect your stropping technique first over a few months and then buy something nice. This is just my 2 cents. Im sure the mentors will be by with more info for you.