Don't get me wrong; I have nothing against indulgence - in fact I am thinking of indulging myself with another razor before long. I am just trying to understand the minimum requirement for getting an excellent shave from a practical set up to narrow down the bewildering amount of choice.Let's face it, you can strop a razor on news paper so one could call anything that cost more than a news paper an indulgence! I get by on a £30 leather strop but would one day like to indulge myself and buy Tony Miller strop with all the extras, the choice is yours.
Paul.
If you have nothing against indulgence go ahead a by your German strop or something just as nice and you will know in your heart you could not have bought any better and you will feel that your new razor has had the best strop it can ever have had.Don't get me wrong; I have nothing against indulgence - in fact I am thinking of indulging myself with another razor before long. I am just trying to understand the minimum requirement for getting an excellent shave from a practical set up to narrow down the bewildering amount of choice.
That’s really all you need as a starter strop. Add a couple of thongs top and bottom - or D rings if you like - and you’re ready to go. Incidentally, mine and Billie’s posts about stropping paste should be clarified. My aversion is the over-use of CrOx (green Chromium Oxide) because it can make the edge very harsh. There are gentler pastes (Red and Black) that are more forgiving and probably don’t add much more than a shine to the bevel. At the most gentle is a leaded strop - the lead generates a chalky surface and some users report the smoothest edges are obtained.A nice piece of veg-tanned leather and a DIY strop should be miles better than any budget strop from Amazon. I bought one of these a while back (seem to be out of stock at the moment):
https://www.artisanleather.co.uk/razor-strop-leather-strip-75mm-3-inches-wide.html
The piece I got is a nice, solid piece of leather. The finish is a very fine suede rather than glossy smooth. Not sure if that's good or bad... No doubt it can be sanded/polished to a gloss if needed.
Just out of interest what did you end up ordering ?I have now ordered a nice looking 3 inch wide hanging strop costing just over £40. Never used one this wide before but it should make the stopping easier I think.
Just out of interest what did you end up ordering ?
Oh that looks rather nice congratulations and enjoy !Invisible Edge Extra Wide Hanging Strop|The Invisible Edge
This is our own label straight razor strop - it is a full 3” wide, is made from top quality premium cowhide leather and designed to be used as a hanging strop.www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk
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