I received my razor from Lynn yesterday. Thank You!

I want to try it out but haven't yet because I'm waiting for the Flat Bed Hone I bought from Keith at HandAmerican. ( I wanted to be able to strop the razor after using it).

The Flat Bed comes with a natural leather top for stropping but doesn't have a linen side. Is the linen side necessary? What does it add to the stropping function? Can I get by with just the leather?

Thanks

Bob

P.S.: If this has been answered deep within a previous post how should I have gone about searching for it?