I have been using a Whipped Dog poor mans strop since I started straight razor shaving. Around two weeks ago I got 2 Tony Miller strops, a Notovan and a Horween Horsehide (actually prefering the draw on the Horween). None of my blades are fresh off the hones, but it seems the edges polish better and shave better off the new strops. I’m not bashing the poor man’s strops, it got me this far at a low cost of admission. And I nicked the you know what out of 2 of them.
Question is do different leathers really make a noticeable difference? Seeing a significant difference after using the new strop, I can only assume there is but I could be wrong. I am only about a year into this.
Question is do different leathers really make a noticeable difference? Seeing a significant difference after using the new strop, I can only assume there is but I could be wrong. I am only about a year into this.