Quote Originally Posted by Gammaray View Post
The spine is perfectly smooth where it contacts the strop. I have never had a problem with the spine damaging the strop.
Over the years I've heard that some guys have problems and others don't which is enough to tell me that not all Bismarcks are created equal. All I know is that the file lines on mine are not smooth and it most definitely scratches my strop if it's not taped. YMMV.