Originally Posted by
ShavedZombie
1. Not really...
And the rough side of leather is different from a pasted side.
1. What strop did you get? As for the way to cover the whole blade, with strops that are less than 3 inches wide, you need to learn the X pattern of stropping that has you start with the heel on the strop and, as you draw the blade across, you slide the razor down, then reverse that going the other way (Check the Wiki, there are videos.) That way it covers the whole blade.
2. Again, we need to know what kind of strop you got. Some strops have a rough side meant for use, some have a rough side that should NOT be used... so, what strop is it.
Cheers,
Jeremy