Quote Originally Posted by Dermoplasm View Post
I own a straight razor that I shave with, and sharpen it with a leather and canvas strop. I have been told that the canvas is more for mild honing and the leather is for more precise sharpening.

Right now there are some very small imperfections/nicks (2 or 3) along the edge of my razor. Should I use the leather side, or the canvas side, to get rid of the nicks?
Everyone has already given you good advise. As a side note though the strop is not really doing any sharpening just aligning the fine edge on the razor.
Anyone, Please correct me if i'm giving misinformation.