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    So I think my razor needs a touch up on some CrO, all I have on hand is a hand american bench hone leather loaded with the green stuff. Can I effectively strop on that small area or should I put up for a cheap strop from somewhere?

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    I prefer a hanging strop, but I know plenty of people use Bench strops for pasting, you'll be fine..

    When you say "loaded" how much do you mean? some people like VERY little, some people like a decent amount, but /too/ much is likely to be a problem -I'm in the camp that thinks more is better -to a point- so if you can toss up a picture, I can try to help?

    Good luck.

    (Short answer: Yes, the bench hone is enough.)

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    I know a hanging strop would be better, I'll get one eventually. I got this one loaded and it is pretty full. I'll throw up a pic later today.

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    Like I said, I lean towards more Cro than less, but there is a too much line -in my mind-

    However, from what I've found, a nice, hunter-green works good. Where you can still see the color of the material it's applied to -maybe see the color in places- but have a healthy amount of Crox... That's my ballpark

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    I have used this one and works just fine.
    Unlike for knives for razors the rough side of the leather provides more cushion and therefore its less aggressive on the edge. I made me a bench strop from a belt using the back for the CrO and it works the best for me.
    A cheap option would be to get some balsa wood and apply CrO on it and use it for a strop.
    Stefan

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