Hello all!

Sorry if this question has been asked before, but how many strops does one need?

For example, I have a hanging strop (about 3" wide), leather one side, linen the other. My Dovo straight has lost its edge, so I have ordered a Norton 4k/8k to bring it back (I also plan on using it to keep my wife's Henckel knives sharp).

About the Dovo - I had it honed at the local "old time" barbershop in Dublin, where they specialise in straight razor shaves. It worked well for a time, and the edge could somewhat be regained with stropping. However it now pulls and has rendered any straight shaving impossible.

Is my one strop enough, or should I invest in a 2 or 4 sided pasted strop?

Thanks!