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    I'd go:
    50 trips Linen
    50 trips Leather
    Shave test
    100 trips newspaper strop
    Shave test
    Paste
    Shave test
    Hone

    Greetings!!!!

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    +1 to pabster pasted strop would be cheaper then to send it off to get it honed i built mine from the example on the site and it cost me 10 bucks total including the CrOxEasily make a pasted balsa strop - Straight Razor Place Wiki Good Luck!

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    what is a newspaper strop?

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    I 'newspaper strop' is when you just place several sheets of newspaper on the edge of a counter and use that to strop your razor on.

    It seems to sharpen the edge a bit and is a good, inexpensive step to include in your stropping/honing routine.

    Use several sheets to get some cushion, and try and get the paper as flat as possible (you don't need to be obsessive about it). Use light strokes.

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