There are bigger shells, too, but they cost more and they cost a little more per square foot.

#2 sized are right now a little under $100 a sq foot, and the biggest (which are 2.75 sq feet vs. the 1.75 for the #2) are just a tad over.

That could be very variable.

I chose the #2 based on their suggestion, and if you do the math if you really only want one long strop out of it and a couple of short ones, a properly selected piece should easily do that.

All of the strops I've made so far have been 2 feet long with no rings or anything at the bottom, a lot like the kanayama strop. I like them better without that stuff.