Thread: Close, but not comfortable

Thanks so much for the prompt and detailed response! I bought an Apprentice strop, so I don't have a linen or canvas component...I should have just gone for the artisan. Sigh.

I'm going to study your suggestions carefully and work on applying them even without the canvas component. Really appreciate your response, Alan...I was feeling a little lost here and your comments have really given me hope and a direction.

[edit to add] Whoa, a few more great responses came in while I was typing...thanks, guys. Excellent suggestions, all. I was thinking about a pasted paddle strop...probably the two-sided wide paddle rather than the four-sided one, and I had been researching which pastes I might need if I could only have two...Bill's response answered that for me without even asking!