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03-06-2014, 07:57 PM #1At this point in time...
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Originally Posted by WW243
Are your strops discolored in the same way as the linen pic you posted.....I hope you are not getting the idea that I am questioning the effectiveness of stropping, just playing devil's advocate with the OP a little. Truth is I believe some things I can't see and I don't believe some things I do see.
No,
Which IMO is why I use the linen first, always
That was what I was taught way back in the dark ages before internet
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03-06-2014, 10:16 PM #2Senior Member
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Yes… linen to clean then leather to polish.
Kind of like washing the car before you polish & wax. Linen/flax does have some natural abrasiveness to it to clean and polish.
Look at your razor just before you strop under magnification, it is surprising what is on the blade, bevel and edge. Skin, soap, blood, dust and who knows what. If you don’t strop on linen or something first, all that gets imbedded into or on your fine leather.
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