Quote Originally Posted by foundlingofdollar View Post
If your hanging strop has leather and fabric components, the fabric (be it linen or whatever) is rougher to more aggressively "set" the edge. The leather (smoother) side is for finishing the setting and making sure the edge is nice and smooth. You don't need as many passes on the fabric, say perhaps 20 fabric and 30 leather.

With respect to your paddle strop, the green side has probably been treated with an abrasive paste (such as chromium oxide). You can strop on this every few shaves (or whenever the quality of the shave seems to be waning) to "refresh" the sharpness of the blade and go a bit longer between honing. The red side could be a plain leather, or it could be treated with an abrasive paste as well (such as jeweler's rouge). Check to see if the red is consistent across, or if it looks like a red substance has been rubbed into it.
Foundlingofdollaar:
Your welcome made me feel good, thanks. Your information on my strops was very helpful. I have already started using the info. I take it that I am to use the green side on the paddle first then the red side and the same thing on the hanging strop using the linnen side first then the leather. Is there suppose to be something on the linnen, if so I have never put anything on it nor do I have anything to put on it. Await your reply. Again thanks. P.S. I did a little running around Austin when I was stationed at Fort Hood.