No - I was trying to say how I'm not particularly fussy! I don't care about color (should I?), fancy stitching, inscriptions, labels, or other frivolous nonsense so long as it isn't bumpy, isn't too skimpy to be functional, and is built to last. I've seen the dimensions such as "20in x 3in", "23in x 2&1/2in", 24in x 3" bumping around the forum and the markets, and I was just stating what I feel is a reasonable minimum. I just checked the usable length of the Konk which I've been using - wow, that's only 12" (no wonder I feel the need for more space), so I guess an upgrade to a 20" strop shouldn't feel disappointing. All I want is something of no less leather quality than the Konk which I've been using and am done knicking up, plus a little more space to work on, therefore I feel moved to go and buy that Fromm. But it happens that since I decided that, I had a bad Amazon experience with a serious turd of an Amazon merchant - he did not ship what the picture depicted. It was much shorter, it actually shipped rougher and bumpier than a hag's face, and it could not possibly be stretched out even! That's why I'm polling around here on one of those few other Amazon deals before I go and buy it.

QUOTE=Jimbo;1168193]Don't get me wrong, making a homemade strop is not my general advice to everyone (though I do think everyone is capable of such a thing). It is just that your post read like you wanted something, dimension-wise, not quite standard. Easiest solution to that is to make your own to the specs you want.

And it is a relatively easy (and quick) thing to do.

James.[/QUOTE]