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Rough Which stroke is better when... 02-16-2014, 05:55 PM
Chugach68 From what I have seen, a lot... 02-16-2014, 06:09 PM
Rough Thanks. I know the X pattern... 02-16-2014, 06:26 PM
pixelfixed Even on a 3 in. strop,an X or... 02-16-2014, 06:30 PM
eddy79 Even if using a 3 inch strop... 02-16-2014, 08:33 PM
pixelfixed You will get more Draw from... 02-16-2014, 09:15 PM
Tack I think most people have... 02-16-2014, 09:26 PM
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    From what I have seen, a lot of strops are not wide enough to fit the whole blade on, hence the x stroke assures the entire blade makes contact with the leather. I think if the strop is big enough, either would work.
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